Uhuru exerts supremacy in by-elections
What you need to know:
- In Kajiado North, TNA contestant Moses Ole Sakuda beat his closes rival Peter Mositet (ODM) by over 12,000 votes.
- In Kangema, TNA emerged victorious after battling five other rivals for the seat that was left vacant by the late John Michuki.
- ODM’s Agostino Neto garnered eight times more votes than his rivals in what seemed to show that the party's might in Ndhiwa.
The Party of National Alliance was in a show of might after winning parliamentary seats in Kajiado North and Kangema constituencies on Monday.
ODM retained the Ndhiwa seat as Agostino Neto garnered eight times more votes than his rivals.
The three MPs elected on Monday will probably be the shortest serving legislators but the by-election is largely seen as a rehearsal for the main poll on March 4, 2013.
The two winning parties, TNA and ODM, are also expected to battle it out in March for the presidency.
Last month, there was controversy over Mr Neto's nomination but on Monday he undoubtedly emerged top with 21565 votes in 38 polling stations.
His closest rival, Tom Otieno Onyango (Kanu) had 2290 votes as Rumo Rosemary Atieno (TNA) got 216.
In Kajiado North, TNA contestant Moses Ole Sakuda beat his closes rival Peter Mositet (ODM) by over 12,000 votes.
After counting votes in 110 out of 117 polling stations, Mr Sakuda garnered 25, 568 against Mr Mositet’s 13,519.
In Kangema, TNA emerged victorious after battling five other rivals for the seat that was left vacant by the late John Michuki.
Mr Ngahu Tiras Nyingi captured the seat with 13,082 votes as his closest competitor, Simon Mwangi Kamau (UDF) got 2898, Saba Saba’s Clement Muturi (2706) and Paul Kimani Mugo (PNU) garnering 1055.
The IEBC announced the results before all the polling stations could send in their figures after it emerged “it would be highly unlikely that the results would change.”
Chairman Issack Hassan said the elections were a show of how the General Elections would be conducted.
“This is just a taste of what is to come in the next General Election. We want to assure Kenyans that we are committed to conducting free and fair elections next year on the 4th of March,” he said.
Speaking at the IEBC Observation Centre at Nairobi’s Lillian Towers, he said the commission still has to educate Kenyans on the need to take part in voting.
The voter turnout in all constituencies was less than 55 per cent on average.
