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Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party candidate Pavel Oimeke has clinched the Bonchari parliamentary seat after garnering a total of 9,049 votes.
The former Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) Director-General Pavel Oimeke has won the tightly contested Bonchari by-election with 9,049 votes Jubilee’s Zebedeo Opore was second with 7,279 votes while UDA’s Teresa Bitutu came third with 6,964. Bititu is the widow of the late area MP Oroo Oyioka.
In
Rurii ward by-elections, UDA’s Francis Muraya emerged first after garnering
4,303 votes against Jubilee’s Peter Thinji who got 3,143.
In Juja, chaos erupted in the tallying centre after both Jubilee and PEP agents accused each other of election fraud.
In videos that was shared in social media, Kiharu MP Ndndi Nyoro (PEP agent) and Kiambu Governor James Nyoro (Jubilee’s agent) could be seen insulting IEBC officials while condemning the vote tallying process.
The Juja by-election is a fight between PEP under Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria and Jubilee led by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Earlier, tallying had given PEPs George Koimburi an early lead against Jubilee’s Susan Njeri Waititu, the widow of the late area MP Francis ‘Wakapee’ Waititu.
Deputy President William Ruto, in a vivid attack on Uhuru and Odinga,
lauded his teams for the wins stating that,” We thank God for Hustler
nation victory in Juja (not yet declared) & Rurii and the awesome show in
Bonchari. A big congratulations to all our hustler teams for a sterling performance
against all odds.
“Hongera to our competitors, let’s keep it issue-based and pull together. Let us now focus on the Big 4 Agenda and economic recovery.” Ruto stated.
Earlier on in the day, police officers arrested several UDA and ODM agents in
Bonchari, with the party officials accusing the law enforcers of frustrating
and orchestrating election malpractices. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Edward
Mbugua responded to ODM, UDA complaints, vowing to prosecute arrested
lawbreakers.
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