NASA Governor Defies Raila, Votes in Thursday's Repeat Election

Taita-Taveta Governor Granton Samboja defied calls by National Super Alliance (NASA) leaders to boycott Thursday's repeat presidential election.

Samboja, who was elected on Kalonzo Musyoka's Wiper Democratic Party, cast his ballot on Thursday at Mwakishimba Primary School in Taita Taveta.

Addressing the media shortly after voting, the first time governor said it was his right to vote just like any other Kenyan.

“The process was smooth. Voting is a democratic right of every Kenyan as enshrined in the Constitution,” he said.

Samboja, who has indicated he will work with President Uhuru Kenyatta after attending Jubilee campaign rallies a few weeks ago, could be the only Nasa governor who took part in the exercise.

Samboja also called on politicians across the political divide to preach peace, adding that Kenya is our only country and we cannot afford to destroy it.

Former Taita-Taveta Governor John Mruttu also voted at Saint Patrick Kimala Primary School in Taveta constituency at 10am.

“Our electoral system has improved and we are better than most countries in election management. We only need to follow the law,” Mruttu said after voting.

Mruttu, a former ODM governor who has since defected to Jubilee also dismissed the newly formed National Resistance Movement by the opposition.

“We must use the laws that we have. We cannot be calling for reforms every now and then without using the existing laws to seek solutions,” he said.

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BITTER TRUTH RAILA BOYCOTT…

Ndirangu (not verified) Fri, 10/27/2017 @ 08:42am

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BITTER TRUTH RAILA BOYCOTT UNMASKED
1. Kikuyu aren't the majority in Kenya luhyas are but kikuyu have access to the instruments of power to manipulate real truth.

2. Kiambu doesn't have 2.1million voters it's a manipulated figure , yesterday kikuyu truly voted how voter turnout turned less 600k it's only the devil that can explain.

3. Uhuru never got 8.4million indeed devil has ashamed him , kikuyu and our kalenjin voted in numbers as they did August it's shocking that only 6million votes they reached , this has exonerated Raila and mudavadi who said uhuru had 6.4 million Raila had 8.1 ukweli uwazi now .

4. IEBC and Jubilee said there were over 1.6 million from central Kenya who only voted the president but never voted other candidates from Mca to governor,so where did this people go yesterday??

5. There was nearly 165,000 votes from nyamira county is it magic it went to less 10,000 ? Kajiado county jubilee had nearly half a million is it magic now less 100k ??

6. Bungoma county jubilee outshined nasa sasa what happened yesterday jubilee was ashamed with less 100k recall we have two sabaot kalenjin constituencies in bungoma contributed near 80,000 votes ..

In general IEBC was JEBC and indeed truth imejidihiiza hapa pole kidogo .. Government manipulated IEBC using state power sad ..

Ndirangi. What you have…

Guest1 (not verified) Fri, 10/27/2017 @ 09:56am

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Ndirangi. What you have NOTED Echos (in Detail) my Yesterdays's COMMENT to MargA: "MaragA. The BOYCOTTING of this Repeat ELECTION by Raila was NASA's INGENIOUS way of Catching Jubilee PANTS DOWN. Stay Tuned. My! Oh!! My!!!"

Tiga bangi nyingi you have…

Laquinta wamb… (not verified) Fri, 10/27/2017 @ 10:11am

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Tiga bangi nyingi you have have watched too much fake news "aka" fox news

This is NOT Defying; this is…

Guest1 (not verified) Fri, 10/27/2017 @ 08:44am

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This is NOT Defying; this is EXERCISING a Democratic Right of Choice. Meanwhile: What Raila Did (to BOYCOTT) was a REFERENDUM against Uhuru. And those (Repeat) Votes you see Being Claimed to be Raila's are NOT Nasa Votes; they are "Jubilee" vote Meant to MOCK Raila. Even Wound NOT be Surprised if MOSES KURIA says he "voted" for Raila this time. Hah!

Shida kweli Kenya ni sisi…

MaragA (not verified) Fri, 10/27/2017 @ 10:59am

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Shida kweli Kenya ni sisi. We are raving mad, self destructive, half evolved primates. Tungonjee Natural selection itoe hii ujinga ni primitiveness nyingi tunayo. Wacha mimi nikapake ukuta rangi. My house needs to look beautiful.