Leo Wamuthende of the ruling United Democratic Alliance has won the hotly contested Mbeere North parliamentary by-election, beating independent candidate Newton Kariuki by a slim margin of 494 votes in a race widely seen as a showdown between Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. Official results released in the early hours…
Wiper Democratic Movement candidate Antony Kisoi has won the Mumbuni North ward by-election in Machakos county, reinforcing the party’s stronghold in the Ukambani region. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission declared Kisoi winner on Friday morning after he garnered 3,849 votes, more than 1,000 votes ahead of his nearest challenger. Harrison Ngumbau Wambua of Maendeleo…
Democracy for the Citizens Party candidate David Wanyoike Warui was declared the winner of the Kariobangi North Ward by-election on Thursday, giving the emerging party another foothold in Nairobi. Warui polled 2,282 votes, beating independent candidate Kimanzi John Katua who garnered 1,956 votes, according to results announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission at…
Chris Osiemo of United Progressive Alliance has won the Nyamaiya Ward by-election in Nyamira County, inflicting another defeat on ruling United Democratic Alliance in one of its former strongholds. Osiemo secured 4,790 votes, more than three times the 1,357 votes garnered by his closest rival, Thomas Nyandieka of United Democratic Alliance. Nine candidates contested the…
Douglas Twala Masikonde of the little-known Democratic Congress Party (DCP) has won the Narok Town ward by-election, defeating the candidate fielded by President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in a vote seen as a test of the ruling party’s hold on Maasailand. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission returning officer Francis Ole Sipano declared Masikonde…
A 31-year-old former pool-table hustler nicknamed the “chalk man” has pulled off one of the most unlikely victories in recent Kenyan politics, winning the Baringo County Senate seat in a landslide on Thursday. Vincent Chemitei of the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) polled 55,246 votes – over 76% of the total – to replace William…
The fledgling Democracy for the Citizens Party has recorded its first elective victory after candidate Aduda Okwiri emerged winner in Wednesday’s tightly contested Kisa East ward by-election in Kakamega county. Okwiri garnered 1,952 votes to defeat 10 opponents, with his nearest rival Joel Ongoro of the Movement for Democracy and Growth polling 1,541 votes, according…
Vincent Kiplimo Rutto, the 23-year-old son of the late ward representative Julius Kipruto Keter, has been declared the new Member of County Assembly for Chemundu/Kapng’etuny ward in Nandi County after cruising to victory in Wednesday’s by-election. The United Democratic Alliance candidate garnered 3999 votes, trouncing his opponents in a poll that reinforced the ruling party’s…
Mpusia Amos of Kenya’s ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) was declared the winner of Thursday’s by-election in Purko ward, Kajiado County, securing a comfortable victory in a contest triggered by the death of the previous assembly member. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that Mpusia polled 2,035 votes, well ahead of his closest…
Kenyans have won a major reprieve after the High Court ruled that the 10% import duty on crude palm oil imposed by the government is unconstitutional. Court finds duty unlawful from the outset Justice Bahati Mwamuye on Thursday declared the tariff null and void, saying the state violated constitutional requirements by failing to seek parliamentary…
