Outgoing Mwatate MP Calist Mwatela lost the ODM vote to Andrew Mwadime amid claims of massive rigging and voter bribery. Mwadime garnered 3,480 votes while his closet rival Antony Mungambwa emerged second with 3,217 votes. Mwatela come third with 1,408 votes.
In Kilifi, Fisheries Minister Amason Kingi was declared winner for the ODM gubernatorial ticket, while Stewart Madzayo took ODM’s senate ticket after beating former minister Noah Katana Ngala.
Kingi defeated sole opponent John Lenga for the ODM ticket, but it was not known by what margin.
Zonga, who was a parliamentary aspirant in Lunga Lunga constituency lost to Hassan Hamisi Renge.
Free and fair
“The elections have been free and fair and I am satisfied with the outcome,” said Renge. Zonga got 873 votes against Renge’s 2,525.
In the senatorial race, former Matuga MP and one time Kanu Chief Whip Boy Juma Boy had an easy ride over newcomer Nicholas Zani. Boy Juma, who will be directing his guns at Environment Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere who got a URP ticket unopposed for the same seat, got 15,066 while Zani got 4,526.
Boy said he had won a free poll, adding he was ready to face Mwakwere in the March 4 elections. Zani had complained that nominations for the ODM Senate race were rigged in Kinango, where he got 800 against 1,800 for Boy. In the Kwale, ODM gubernatorial aspirant Salim Mvurya had a landslide victory against his rival Michael Chidzao Nyanje.
Mvurya got 17,371 votes while Nyanje got 2,993. Mvurya said though the logistics had proved challenging, he has a formidable team for the March 4 elections.
Mvurya will now face UDF’s Simeon Mkalla and former PS Mohammed Wa Mwachai of KNC. Mrs Zainab Chidzuga will be representing the ODM party for the Women Representative seat after she beat Fatuma Masito. In Msambweni constituency where Hamisi Mwandaro of ODM, collapsed on Thursday after his name was omitted from the ballot, Suleiman Dori won the Orange ticket with 3,673 against Abdallah Mambo’s 2,043 votes.
By Tobias Chanji and Renson Mnyamwezi, The Standard
