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THE STANDARD By
Standard Team |
December 16th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
ODM candidate Omar Boga (in white face mask) is escorted by his supporters after voting at Jogoo polling centre in Msambweni, Kwale County, on December 15, 2020. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]
Drama, violence, arrests, bribery claims and low turn-out rocked the Msambweni by-election.
In the melee that ensued, former Machakos Senator Johnston Muthama, Belgut MP Nelson Koech and a man identified as John Kiarie (not the MP) were arrested over alleged election malpractices.
Police said Nyali MP Mohamed Ali and Lunga Lunga’s Khatib Mwashetani were also being sought over chaos at Jomo Kenyatta Primary School polling centre.
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Independent candidate in the Msambweni by-election Feisal Abdallah votes at Gazi Primary School.
As the vote counting in the Msambweni by-election was underway, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission urged Kenyans to ignore unofficial results.
However, unofficial results seemed to place independent candidate Feisal Abdallah ahead of ODM s Omar Boga.
Shortly before midnight, chaos broke out at Mwakigwena and at the tallying centre. Rowdy youth forced their way into the centre chanting Haki Yetu.
They accused the officials of not letting all the ballot boxes in for tallying.
In an amateur video, Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa urged the IEBC to announce the results and declare Feisal the winner, saying it was a competition and Boga s team should concede.