A great blow has been suffered by the Orange Democratic Movement who have lost elections in both Embakasi South and Ugenya by-elections.
The elections came out as a war between Au envoy Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto according to many Kenyans.
The speakers in those campaigns portrayed Ochieng and Mawathe as William Ruto’s candidates.One them, James Orengo, publicly declared that a vote to Ochieng is a vote to Ruto.
After the election win Raila has conceded defeat on twitter while Ruto has congratulated Ochieng and Mawathe.
Ruto said, “Congratulations Ochieng (Ugenya) & Mawathe (Embakasi) for your God given victory. Jameni wacheni MUNGU aitwe MUNGU (Let God be called God). The hustler nation has spoken, the people have decided. GLORY TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD.”
Many have claimed the Orange Democratic Party lost the two by-elections because of forcing unwanted candidates on residents in the name of backing Raila Odinga(baba).
Last week, a Kenyan on twitter has reminded that James Orengo took the same shenanigans to Sihayi trading Center, East Ugenya Ward, Siaya County to try force on voters his friend Karani. Well they had to scamper for safety!
David Ochieng from the Movement of Democracy and Growth party (MDG) has been declared the winner of the Ugenya By-election trumping ODM Chris Karan.
Ochieng garnered 18,730 over Karan’s 14,507 to clinch the seat as the member of parliament for Ugenya constituency.
Number of registered voters stood at 57,603 while total votes cast were 33,342 and rejected ones 534.
In Embakasi South, ODM candidate Irshad Sumra conceded defeat after Julius Mawathe of the Wiper Democratic party. He said that he lost because Mawathe had planned well for the By election.
Mawathe garnered 21,628 votes, Irshad Sumra came in second with 7,988.
Sumra said that his party leader congratulated him for his performance and said that NASA had not lost but had emerged first and second in the race.