Ford Kenya’s Wafula Wakoli is the Bungoma senator-elect after winning the by-election held on Thursday.
Wakoli received 66,032 votes despite a low voter turnout.
UDA candidate Mwambu Mabonga came in second with 45,907 votes while Wafula Wamunyinyi of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance came in a distant third with 20,519 votes.
The County Elections manager formally announced Wakoli as the winner a little after 12:30pm.
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In Kabuchai constituency, Wakoli got 11,728 votes and was followed by Mr Mabonga who got 2,824 while Mr Wamunyinyi had 1,150 votes.
In Tongaren, Mr Wakoli garnered 9,051 votes while Mr Mabonga came second with 4,057 votes. The former Kanduyi MP received 2,393 votes.
In Webuye East constituency, the Bungoma senator-elect got 4,969 votes while Mr Mabonga garnered 2,639 votes. Mr Wamunyinyi got 1,665 votes.
Over in Sirisia constituency, Mr Wakoli who was backed by immediate former area senator Moses Wetangula, had 4,198 votes and Mr Mabonga, received 3,497 votes while Mr Wamunyinyi got 921 votes.
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Wakoli’s win brings to an end sibling rivalry within the Kenya Kwanza Alliance to which Ford Kenya and UDA belong.
During the campaigns, Wetangula and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi urged the electorate not to vote for a candidate from an apposing party.
“This seat belonged to Ford Kenya and since Mr Wetang’ula resigned to become the Speaker of the National Assembly, it’s only logical that a Ford Kenya candidate deserves to be elected as the senator for Bungoma,” said Mudavadi.
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