Sam Atandi retains Alego Usonga MP seat
Alego Usonga MP Sam Atandi casts his vote at the Manyala Primary School on August 9, 2022. PHOTO | COURTESY
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries
Commission (IEBC) has declared Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidate
Samuel Atandi as the MP-elect of Alego Usonga Constituency, Siaya County.
According to IEBC, Atandi garnered 69,129
votes to retain his seat after 86,413 area residents cast their votes at the
ballot on Tuesday.
George Omondi Muluan (DAP-K) came second in
the race with 14,624 votes while independent candidate Sospeter Opondo was
third with 2,079 votes.
Joseph Mukwanah Ochieng, another
Independent candidate, managed a distant fourth place after garnering 581 votes
during the exercise.
Despite the number of registered voters in
the constituency being 122,009, only 86,413 people availed themselves at the
ballot according to IEBC; this translates to a 71 per cent voter turn-out rate.
The commission further stated that 546 votes were rejected in the vote tallying exercise.
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