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UDA supporters led by Elgeiyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen celebrate at Moi Secondary, the tallying center for London Ward by-election. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard]
Jubilee Party candidate Virginia Wamaitha is on the verge of winning the Hell’s Gate Ward representative seat.
By 9:30 pm, she had garnered 3,863 against her closest rival UDA’s Jonathan Warothe who got 2,766 as per reports from party agents.
But the Naivasha IEBC returning officer David Mbui said he was yet to receive official results from his presiding officers.
In London Ward, UDA’s Antony Nzuki took an early lead this evening, as vote tallying continued.
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Standard Team |
March 4th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
IEBC officials go through election materials ahead of the Hellsgate ward by-elections in Naivasha slated for Thursday. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]
Voters in Nakuru’s London, Hell’s Gate wards and those in Huruma ward in Uasin Gishu go to the polls today to elect their representatives amid security concerns.
The government has pledged to beef up security in London and Hell’s Gate wards in Nakuru County, where there were concerns over threats of violence, between members of rival political parties fronting candidates in today’s by-election.
Yesterday, Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya dispelled fears that violence was being planned on voting day, saying enough security personnel have been deployed in the three wards.
Little-known party
Jubilee Party is keen on retaining the two seats after losing the Lake View ward by-election to a little-known party, The New Democrats, last year while United Democratic Alliance (UDA), which is allied to Deputy President William Ruto, is using this contest as a testing ground ahead of the 2022 elections.
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To avoid another embarrassing defeat, Jubilee has marshalled its top leaders and some ODM members to join in the campaigns for the seats.
London and Hell’s Gate seats fell vacant following the deaths of Simon Mbugua and John Njuguna.
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UDA members Senator Aaron Cheruiyot (Kericho), Caleb Kositany (Soy), Kimani Ngunjiri (Bahati) , Aisha Jumwa (Malindi), Senator Kipchumba Murkomen (Elgeyo Marakwet) and Nakuru Woman rep Liza Chelule in London Ward, Nakuru on February 19,2021. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]
It s all systems go as voters in London and Hell’s Gate wards in Nakuru County head to the polls tomorrow to elect their MCAs in the by-elections.
Nakuru Town West Constituency returning officer Gilbert Serem and his Naivasha counterpart David Mbui said they have finalised training of clerks, presiding officers and their deputies who will be involved in the exercise.
“We have also met the candidates and their agents. We are ready for the by-elections,” Serem said.