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East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Dr. Oburu Odinga has won the Siaya senate seat. Oburu, who is the elder brother of Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential candidate Raila Odinga, emerged the winner of the race after collecting 285,595 votes, beating his main competitor…
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Gladys Wanga has won the Homa Bay gubernatorial election, making history as the first female governor in the Nyanza region which has six counties. The immediate former Homa Bay Woman Representative was declared the winner of the election after garnering 244,559 votes, trouncing former Nairobi…
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Former Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto is currently admitted at Nairobi Hospital where he has been undergoing treatment for acute flu. Ruto, who is seeking to recapture the Bomet governor’s seat on a Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) party ticket, was airlifted to the capital for medical attention on Tuesday…
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Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has made a comeback in parliament following Tuesday’s general election. Kiunjuri, who is the leader of The Service Party (TSP), was on Thursday declared the winner of the hotly-contested Laikipia East parliamentary seat. He trounced his main…
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has released the first constituency-verified presidential results.  The results for Webuye East Constituency in Bungoma County were read out on Thursday evening by IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati, who is the returning officer for the…
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Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri, a close ally of Deputy President William Ruto, has lost his seat to Jubilee Party’s 'Mrembo' Irene Njoki. Njoki, a novice in politics, was declared the winner of the Bahati parliamentary seat in Nakuru County after garnering 34,308 votes ahead of UDA’s Ngunjiri, who had…
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A specialized team of sleuths from the elite Crime Research & Intelligence Bureau and the Homicide department has been dispatched to search for Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa, who is wanted for murder. On Thursday, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) ordered the MP to surrender to the…
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At least 14 million out of the 22.1 million registered voters turned out to elect new leaders in Tuesday's general election, representing a 64.5 percent voter turnout. The voting exercise was largely peaceful and tallying in various parts of the country is ongoing for the presidential,…
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SportPesa CEO Capt. Ronald Karauri has won the Kasarani parliamentary seat on an independent ticket. Karauri was declared the winner after gaining 32,406 votes closely, followed by UDA’s John Njoroge Kamau (30,444 votes). Incumbent Mercy Gakuya of Jubilee Party garnered 24,790 votes. Addressing the…
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Garissa Township MP Aden Duale has retained his seat after being declared the winner of Tuesday’s election. Duale, who was defending his seat on a UDA party ticket, garnered a total of 9,905 votes ahead of his competitors Abdulahi Mohamoud of ODM (5,509 votes) and UPA's Abdulahi Mohamed (5,529…