Abdulkadir Haji has been sworn in as Garissa Senator.
Haji was sworn in during the Senate morning session of a special sitting in a ceremony presided over by Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka.
He was escorted to the Senate Chambers by Deputy Majority Leader Fatuma Dullo(Isiolo) and Minority Leader James Orengo( Siaya).
Last week, the Electoral body declared a no-contest as no one else had submitted a nomination papers with an intention of contesting in the Senatorial by-election slated for Tuesday, May 10th.
"The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) makes a declaration of no contest and declares the person listed in the 1st and 2nd column to the schedule duly elected as Senator, Garissa County,”IEBC statement read in part.
The seat vacant following the death of Senator Yussuf Haji who died on February 15th at the Aga Khan University Hospital.
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