Winnie Odinga, Kennedy Musyoka, Hassan Omar, David Sankok elected to EALA

Members of the National Assembly and the Senate have through a vote selected nine representatives to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) for a period of five years.

Former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar of Kenya Kwanza and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka's son Kennedy Kalonzo received the highest number of votes in the two chambers.

Omar led the Kenya Kwanza coalition with the highest number of votes at 253, followed by Zipporah Kering who garnered 223 votes.

Former Nominated MP David ole Sankok also made it to the top five in Kenya Kwanza with 223 votes, while Godfrey Mwangi bagged 213 votes from both Houses.

Falhada Dekow survived by a whisker, after Fred Muteti who had garnered 189 votes closed the list of top five but was edged out on a gender technicality, paving way for Falhada who was sixth with 174 votes.

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya that presented 12 nominees to the ballot also got its share of four slots.

Kennedy Musyoka from Wiper party led with 262 votes garnered from both chambers.

ODM party leader Raila Odinga's daughter Winnie Odinga received a nod from 247 MPs from both coalitions while Kanini Kega from the Jubilee Party made it to top three with 197 votes.

Mombasa businessman Suleiman Shahbal of ODM party closed the list of four Azimio MPs by garnering 181 votes.

The nine will now join their colleagues in Arusha next month for swearing-in ahead of their sittings.