Mundigi of the Democratic Party (DP) garnered 81,162, beating his closest challenger, outgoing deputy governor David Kariuki who vied on a UDA ticket. Kariuki got 55,695.
Former Youth Affairs principal secretary, Lilian Mbogo, of the Jubilee party was third with 22,851, followed by outgoing senator Peter Njeru Ndwiga who had 17,111 votes.
Martin Wambora, who sought the seat after serving his two terms as Meru governor, followed with 13,523 votes.
Mundigi, the senator-elect, traversed Embu county with just one car plastered with his posters.
Unlike his competitors, who had posters all over Embu county and conspicuous billboards, Mundigi had none.
With limited resources at his disposal, Mundigi ran a door-to-door campaign using his old Toyota Harrier, devoid of name-calling, mudslinging and dishing out money to woo electorates.
“My first priority will be unity, supplying water, then equipping our hospitals working hand in hand with the governor,” he pledged after clinching the seat.
Mundigi made his first stab at elective politics in 2007 but unsuccessfully lost the Mbeere South Parliamentary seat to Mutava Musyimi.
In 2017 he lost the senatorial seat to former Cabinet Minister Njeru Ndwiga.
Before he ventured into elective politics, Mundigi worked at KenGen. The holder of a Degree in Theology quit his post in 2006 to focus on politics.
Besides being a politician, Mundigi rares different cattle breeds and engages in large-scale farming.
Source: kENYANS.CO.KE