Handshake candidate wins Kahawa Wendani by-election, shames Tanga Tanga
Jubilee Party’s (handshake) Kevin Ochieng secured a triumphant victory to ensure the ruling party stumps its authority in Kiambu politics.
Ochieng garnered 823 votes against his closest challenger Bernard Kariuki of PEP with 641 votes, to give him and his party the bragging rights in the hotly contested by-election that saw two governors campaign for different candidates.
Ochieng rose to the limelight when he declared his interest to run for the Kahawa Wendani seat after his elder brother, Cyrus Omondi, who held the seat died in India.
For the better part of Tuesday, security was beefed up around various parts of Kahawa Wendani as residents cast ballots.
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Jubilee Party’s Kevin Ochieng
(pictured) secured a triumphant victory to ensure the ruling party stumps its authority in Kiambu politics.
Ochieng garnered 823 votes against his closest challenger Bernard Kariuki of PEP with 641 votes, to give him and his party the bragging rights in the hotly contested by-election that saw two governors campaign for different candidates.
Ochieng rose to the limelight when he declared his interest to run for the Kahawa Wendani seat after his elder brother, Cyrus Omondi, who held the seat died in India.
For the better part of Tuesday, security was beefed up around various parts of Kahawa Wendani as residents cast ballots.