Bungoma: Ken Lusaka, Moses Wetangula clinch Governor and Senator seats

Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka has been declared the Governor-elect of Bungoma County while Senator Moses Wetangula has also retained his seat.

Lusaka (FORD-Kenya), who was the first Governor of Bungoma County emerged winner after garnering 241,695 against his main opponent Wycliffe Wangamati (DAP-K) who bagged 137,378 votes.

On the other hand, incumbent Senator Moses Wetangula (FORD-Kenya) retained his seat after clinching 286,146 votes.

In the Woman Rep race, Incumbent Catherine Wambilianga (FORD-Kenya) also retained her seat after garnering 140,716 votes.

The Wetangula-led FORD-Kenya party, which was under the Kenya Kwanza alliance has managed to clinch majority of seats in Bungoma region.

FORD-Kenya flowed the newly-formed DAP-K Party, which was headed by its former officials Wafula Wamunyinyi and Eseli Simiyu.

In a press conference on Thursday, Wetangula celebrated the party’s win saying;

“I told you that those coup plotters won't push me from FORD-Kenya, I promised them that they must be defeated in these elections which has happened, their coup died on arrival.”