Kalonzo Musyoka is dragging the Mbeere North by-election results to court because he's convinced the whole thing was rigged. The Wiper Party boss says UDA didn't actually win there or in Malava, and he's got proof that sketchy phone calls went down during vote counting. He claims observers from Kenya and abroad saw the mess go down, and his legal squad is about to file a petition demanding the results get tossed.
UDA's Leo Wamuthende barely squeaked past Newton Kariuki by grabbing 15,802 votes versus 15,308. The race turned into a proxy war between Deputy President Kithure Kindiki backing Wamuthende with promises of infrastructure projects and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua grinding for Kariuki through door-to-door campaigning. Both sides accused each other of voter intimidation and cash handouts before the polls, with Gachagua alleging up to 600 million shillings got thrown around to buy the election.
UDA's Leo Wamuthende barely squeaked past Newton Kariuki by grabbing 15,802 votes versus 15,308. The race turned into a proxy war between Deputy President Kithure Kindiki backing Wamuthende with promises of infrastructure projects and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua grinding for Kariuki through door-to-door campaigning. Both sides accused each other of voter intimidation and cash handouts before the polls, with Gachagua alleging up to 600 million shillings got thrown around to buy the election.
