The Party of National Unity (PNU) candidate Yusuf Hassan has clinched the Kamukunji parliamentary seat.
Mr.Abdi Yusuf Hassan won the Kamukunji parliamentary seat with provisional results showing he garnered 19,030 votes.
The Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) is relaying the results electronically and making them available on their website.
PNU and ODM candidates broke away from the pack as early as when six out of 23 stations’ votes had been counted.
PNU candidate Hassan is followed by ODM’s Ahmed Ibrahim alias Johnny with 15,476 and Weke Brian Otieno of Narc-Kenya at a distant third place with just 4,064 votes.
The other five candidates are trailing behind with each capturing less than 400 votes. Muthoni Kihara, the only female candidate got 248 votes from the 23 voting stations.
Kamukunji has 128,526 registered voters out of which only 40, 454 cast their votes in this by-election to elect their MP after more than six months of waiting.
Source – https://nation.africa/kenya
How Duale, Ruto convinced me to join politics – Kamukunji MP
Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan has attributed the beginning of his political career to President William Ruto and CS Defence nominee Aden Duale.
Speaking in Parliament buildings on Wednesday, he narrated how the former Garissa Township MP played an important role in his life.
“In 2011, There was a by-election in Kamukunji. I wasn’t really sure about vying at that particular moment,” Hassan said.
It was at this point that Duale together with Ruto called the MP for a meeting at a local hotel where the two tried to persuade him into joining politics.
“I got a call from my brother  Duale and our current President William Ruto. I went to see them and they convinced me that I should vie in Kamukunji.”
“I was convinced and left my UN job for politics and I want to thank him (Duale) for the support,” Hassan said.
On August 18, 2011, the Party of National Unity (PNU) retained the Kamukunji seat after its candidate Yusuf Hassan garnered 19,030 votes to win the by-election.
This was against 15,476 polled by his rival Ahmed Ibrahim of the Orange Democratic Movement, Narc Kenya’s Brian Weke came third with 4,064 votes, while Agano Party candidate David Waihiga managed 367 votes.
Source – https://www.the-star.co.ke/
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