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Bahati floored in hotly contested Mathare MP race

He came 3rd with 8,166 votes against incumbent Anthony Oluoch who won with 28,098 votes.

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by EMMANUEL WANJALA

News12 August 2022 - 01:45
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In Summary


  • • Oluoch who will be serving the constituency for a second term promised to work with his competitors to fight poverty in the area.
  • • UDA's Billian Ojiwa rejected the outcome of the election at the vote tallying stage citing massive irregularities.
Mathare MP aspirant Kevin Bahati address the media at Luke Hotel Nairobi.

Popular singer Kevin Kioko better known as Bahati has lost the Mathare MP contest.

Bahati came a distant third behind incumbent MP Anthony Oluoch of ODM and UDA's Billian Ojiwa in the hotly contested race.

Oluoch retained the seat by attaining 28,098 votes with Ojiwa coming second with 16,912 votes.

Bahati managed to get 8,166 votes on the Jubilee party ticket.

Ojiwa, however, rejected the outcome of the election at the vote tallying stage citing massive irregularities. He withdrew his agents before results could be announced and vowed to challenge the outcome in court.

Meanwhile, Oluoch who will be serving the constituency for a second term promised to work with his competitors to fight poverty in the area.

"I invite all my able competitors so that we work for our people," Oluoch said after being handed his certificate by Mathare Constituency Returning Officer Lucy Wangare.


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