Kiambaa Decides: Jubilee, UDA Big Test as Voting Kicks Off
At least 96,000 registered voters in Kiambaa Constituency are expected to participate in a by-election exercise that kicked off on Thursday morning, July 14.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
Eight candidates will be facing each other in the parliamentary by-elections with two of the contesting on independent tickets while six others fronted by various political parties.
The mini-polls have been termed as a two-horse race between Jubilee’s candidate Kariri Njama and UDA’s John Njuguna Wanjiku.
A sample through various polling stations showed an impressive turnout as many people were seen already queuing to cast their votes.
No major issue has been reported from the ground other than the voting exercise kicking off in various polling stations. Police officers have been deployed in the area to ensure law and order.
Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju has, however, dismissed reports as erroneous saying their candidate remains on the ballot.
“The Jubilee party candidate Kariri Njama Karanja is very much on the ballot tomorrow. Shame on those opponents that after sensing defeat have resorted to using an old, tired and primitive disinformation tactic used some time in the 1960s,” Tuju stated.
The Kiambaa parliamentary seat fell vacant after the death of former MP Paul Koinange who succumbed to Covid-19 on March 31.
