The Commission successfully conducted three by-elections in Lelan CAW, Embakasi South and Ugenya MNA on Friday, April 5th, 2019. The by-elections were occasioned by successful petitions in Embakasi South and Ugenya Constituency and the death of Hon. Tanui Vincent, the elected MCA for Lelan Ward.
The Commission adequately prepared for the by-elections by ensuring proper training of election officials, early dispatch of election materials and briefing of relevant stakeholder prior to and during the exercise, to ensure the election were free, fair and credible. The campaign period ended on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 being 48 hours to the by election as required by law.
Of the 15 candidates cleared to run in the Embakasi South Constituency, Julius Mawathe of Wiper Democratic Party garnered 21, 628 votes out of the 30,750 votes cast, to win the Embakasi South MNA seat. The turnout was 20.46%. Embakasi South Constituency has 5 wards, 221 polling stations and 150,314 registered voters.
Ochieng David Ouma of MDG party emerged victorious with 18,730 votes to win the Ugenya MNA seat. A total of 33,936 votes were cast, which is 57.99% 57,603 registered voters. Of these votes, 33,402 valid while 534 were rejected. of the valid votes cast. Ugenya Constituency has 4 wards, 112 polling stations.
Jubilee Party’s Kurgat Priscila Jepkoech clinched the Lelan County Assembly Ward by-election with a total of 3,170 of the 5,185 votes cast. The CAW recorded a voter turnout of 61.98%. Lelan Ward is located in Marakwet West Constituency, Elgeyo Marakwet County and has a total of 8,366 registered voters distributed across 29 polling stations.
The Lelan CAW, Embakasi South and Ugenya MNA by-elections Statutory Forms can be downloaded at https://forms.iebc.or.ke/