THE STANDARD By
Brian Kisanji |
March 5th 2021 at 06:07:04 GMT +0300
ANC candidate Peter Nabulindo has won the Matungu by-election.
Nabulindo garnered 14,257 votes, trouncing his closest challenger, David Were of Orange Democratic Movement, who got 10,565 votes.
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Returning Officer John Kirui declared Nabulindo the winner of the hotly contested by-election.
Third in the race to replace the late MP Justus Murunga was United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate Alex Lanya who garnered 5,513 votes.
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The poll was considered a three-horse race between ANC, UDA and ODM.
Other candidates in the race like Charles Kasamani (United Democratic Party) had 143, Paul Achayo (Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG) 139 and Faida Auma (Maendeleo Chap Chap) 257.
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THE STANDARD By
Brian Kisanji |
March 4th 2021 at 08:44:31 GMT +0300
An elderly woman casts her vote at Matungu Constituency. [Dennish Ochieng, Standard]
Voting in the Matungu parliamentary by-election kicked off smoothly this morning amidst low voter turnout.
Voters who turned out early morning said the exercise was smooth, applauding the punctuality of the entire process.
Strict health guidelines were also adhered to as no one was allowed in without a mask.
Some of the voters, however, faced some challenges during the identification process as their fingerprints could not be detected by the Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS).
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There are 15 candidates in the race seeking to replace the late Justus Murunga who died in 2020.