How UDA frontrunner lost Ol Kalou nominations
Miscalculations that cost UDA man party ticket in Ol Kalou nominations...
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In the Ol Kalou Constituency UDA nominations for the upcoming July 16 by-elections, perceived frontrunner George Wambugu Kanuri lost his bid for the party ticket.
- Samuel Muchina Nyaga, the ex-MP aide and former Constituency Development Fund manager, defeated Kanuri by a margin of 144 votes, garnering 3,221 votes to Kanuri's 3,077.
- The election saw a poor voter turnout, with only 8,315 out of 75,000 registered voters participating.
- Kanuri's loss is attributed to strategic miscalculations, including neglecting his strongholds and focusing on former MP David Kiaraho's territory, and overconfidence.
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