Nimeibiwa! Ngunjiri Wambugu Cries After Losing Nyeri Town MP Race

The outgoing Nyeri Member of Parliament Ngunjiri Wambugu has expressed his dissatisfaction with the election process in his constituency.

This comes after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared Duncan Maina Mathenge as the elected Member of Parliament for Nyeri Town after garnering 41,007 votes against Ngunjiri’s 11,808.

The one-term lawmaker has bashed the results released on Thursday while questioning the number of voters reported to have turned out on Tuesday.

“So Nyeri Town had nearly 70% voter turnout? Really? Even stealing requires intelligence, good people. Premium tears loading … ,” he posted on his Facebook page.

He added, “So apparently 56,039 people voted for MP on Tuesday in Nyeri Town. The total number of registered voters is 89,000. So on Tuesday we had a 64.3% voter turnout in Nyeri Town .”

He also alleged that similar fraud was committed in Kieni constituency, saying the number of voters doesn’t tally with the turn-out.

“So apparently 74,748 people voted for MP on Tuesday in Kieni. The total number of registered voters is 114,573. So on Tuesday we had a 65.24% voter turnout in Kieni.,” he posted.

Wambugu hinted that he will be going to court to challenge the parliamentary results announced by the IEBC.

“People should relax. Election disputes aren’t about who has the best insults. As we will see in coming days. But I would strongly advise watu wasitupe nguo za campaign; not just yet.”

He also hinted that there will be repeat elections in the future and advised his supporters to remain calm and brace themselves for a win in the future.

Kanini Kega who has served as Member of Parliament for Kieni for two terms was also knocked down by Njoroge Wainaina of UDA.

UDA has won all six parliamentary seats in Nyeri county.