ODM and UDA candidates in the just concluded by-elections across the country have outperformed their opponents in the United Opposition, giving President Ruto a new impetus in his 2027 re-election push.
Boyd Were of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has been declared the MP-elect for Kasipul Constituency in Homa Bay County after securing 16,819 votes, defeating independent candidate Philip Aroko, who garnered 8,476 votes.
Boyd succeeds his father, former MP Ong’ondo Were, who was killed in Nairobi in what investigators described as an assassination.
In Magarini, Harrison Kombe of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has been declared the winner of the parliamentary by-election after securing 17,909 votes, decisively defeating his closest rival, Stanley Kenga of the Democratic Change Party (DCP), who garnered 8,907 votes. In Siaya, Moses Omondi Okoth of ODM was elected Ugunja MP, securing 9,447 votes.
Leonard Muthende of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has been declared the MP-elect for Mbeere North after winning Thursday’s by-election.
Muthende garnered 15,802 votes, narrowly edging out his closest challenger, Newton Kariuki (Karish) of the Democratic Party (DP), who secured 15,308 votes. The closely fought race drew significant attention amid chaotic scenes at various polling stations, which heightened political tensions throughout the day.
In Mandera, UDA’s Ahmed Maalim Hassan was elected Banisa MP after obtaining 10,431 votes, ahead of UPA’s Nurdin Maalim Mohamed, who garnered 1,240 votes.
