The United Democratic Alliance Candidate for the Kiambaa Parliamentary seat John Njuguna Wanjiku has been declared the winner of the by-election.
Wanjiku beat Jubilee's Kariri Njama by garnering 21,773 votes against Njama's 21,263.
The hotly contested was described by political pundits as a litmus test to see if President Kenyatta had lost control of his political backyard.
Earlier, vote tallying in Kiambaa constituency mini-poll was suspended early Friday after Jubilee candidate Kariri Njama and his supporters alleged voter fraud in favour of UDA candidate Njuguna Wanjiku.
The chaos erupted at the main tallying center at Karuri High School after Mr Wanjiku took an early lead with 21,401 against his closest arch rival Mr Njama who had 21,057 votes.
Njama and his supporters were pushing the Kiambaa Returning Officer Peter Muigai to order a recount in Kawaida and Muchatha polling stations. They claimed vote tallying in these two centres was flawed.
‘’We want a recount in Kawaida and Muchatha,’’ supporters of Mr Njama shouted as they engaged the police and IEBC officials in a shouting match.
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