ODM won Msambweni by-election, team Ruto are joyriders – Raila declares
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga consoled himself that the winning candidate, Feisal Abdalla Bader, is a former member of Orange party.
In a candid interview yesterday with KTN’S Ken Mijungu, Raila described his loss as “the nature of elections” where “you win some and lose some.”
He nevertheless complained of blatant voter bribery by some MPs, describing it as unethical and discouraging.
“The winner was actually an ODM member. There are a number of people who voted for him, who are ODM members because of the work he did when he was the assistant to the late Dori,” he said.
THE STANDARD By
Adhere Cavince |
December 16th 2020 at 22:50:00 GMT +0300
The people of Msambweni constituency have expressed their voice through the ballot in the just-concluded parliamentary by-election.
By electing independent candidate Feisal Bader, the electorate exercised their constitutional right to front a person they believed embodied their aspirations beyond political party affiliation.
The outcome is a building block in the enterprise of governance reform that Kenyans across the country truly desire.
In the same light, the swift and magnanimous move by Orange Democratic Movement Candidate Omar Boga to concede and rally his supporters behind Feisal is a hallmark of democracy and good governance. When candidates acknowledge defeat, they legitimise the outcome of the elections and close ranks in the interest of development and progress of the electoral jurisdiction.
THE STANDARD By
Standard Team |
December 17th 2020 at 09:00:00 GMT +0300
Outfoxed in Msambweni, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga consoled himself that the winning candidate, Feisal Abdalla Bader, is a former member of Orange party.
In a candid interview yesterday, Raila described his loss as the nature of elections where “you win some and lose some.”
He nevertheless complained of blatant voter bribery by some MPs, describing it as unethical and discouraging. The winner was actually an ODM member. There are a number of people who voted for him, who are ODM members because of the work he did when he was the assistant to the late Dori, he said.
ODM’s Secretary General Edwin Sifuna was the first person to raise the white flag, conceeding the opposition party had ‘come short’ in the consticuency.
“Congratulations to all winners in yesterday’s by-elections especially the ODM party candidates in Kisumu North and Dabaso Wards. We came up short in Msambweni and Wundanyi /Mbale but we regroup and forge ahead. Thanks to all our teams everywhere for the great effort,” he wrote on Twitter.
His sentiments were echoed by ODM’s Director of Communications Philip Etale who congratulated the winning candidate in Msambweni.
“Congratulation Feisal. Tomorrow is another day,” Etale wrote.