Nairobi Gubernatorial aspirant Miguna Miguna on Friday surprised the country when he appeared before the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) with a new running mate.

The Canadian-based lawyer fronted Karen Wanjiku Wagenye-Oruko as his running mate noting that it was strategic for him to make the abrupt change.

A few days ago, Miguna had announced that he would be vying alongside a 24-year-old former Laikipia University student identified as James Gathungua.

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However, while speaking to journalists at the KICC, where he was presenting his nomination papers, he mentioned that his former running mate was just a 'decoy' to throw off his enemies.

"My initial running mate was a decoy to throw cartels off guard," he said.

Ms Wanjiku is a 29-year-old, a former student at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA).

The business woman graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor degree Sociology.

Miguna was cleared on Friday morning by IEBC to contest against incumbent  Governor Evans Kidero, Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko and former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth.