In Garissa, Jubilee backed Abdulkadir Mohamed Haji following the demise of his father Yusuf Haji while in Juja, Susan Njeri Waititu, the widow of Francis Munyua alias Wakapee, will fly the Jubilee Party flag for the by-elections slated for May 18.
The party also sponsored Lucy Ng endo Chomba, the widow of the late Huruma Ward MCA Peter Chomba to inherit the seat.
Tuju said that the party will conduct nominations to pick the most popular candidate among the five to represent the constituency for the remaining one year.
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IEBC Declares Abdul Haji as Garissa Senator
New Garissa senator Abdulkadir Haji
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission on Tuesday, April 6 declared Abdulkadir Haji, popularly known as Abdul, as the Senator for Garissa County.
IEBC made the declaration after he became the only contestant in the slated by-elections and was therefore elected unopposed.
Abdul takes over from his father Yusuf Haji who succumbed to a long illness at the Agha Khan hospital in Nairobi. He is the younger brother to Kenya s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji.
The new Senator is more famously known for his heroic role in the Westgate Terror Attacks.
THE STANDARD By
Sara Okuoro |
April 6th 2021 at 19:48:18 GMT +0300
Garissa Senator Abdulkadir Haji. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has declared Abdulkadir Mohamed Haji as the Senator of Garissa County.
In a Gazette Notice dated April 6, 2021, IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati announced that there was “no contest” and declared Abdulkadir Mohamed Haji “duly elected as the Senator, Garissa County.”
IEBC declares Abdulkadir Mohamed Haji as Garissa Senator succeeding his father the late Yusuf Haji; no by-election as he was unopposed.
The Garissa by-election had been scheduled for May 18.
Abdul Haji who ran for the senatorial seat on a Jubilee Party ticket was the only candidate in the race.