David Ochieng carried the day in Ugenya parliamentary by-election giving a blow to ODM’s Chris Karan who had hoped to win back the seat he lost when his election was nullified.
The battle had been declared as war between the Deputy president William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga during the campaigns.
Ochieng garnered 18,730 votes against Karan’s 14,507.
Here is a video of one of the moments Ugenya residents were told if they vote for David Ochieng they will have voted for Ruto.
Ochieng’ on Saturday revealed how Deputy President William Ruto helped him beat ODM candidate Chris Karan in the just concluded by-election.
During his thanksgiving remarks, Ochieng’ revealed that Ruto supported his campaign which saw him trounce Karan
“Victory at last! The people of Ugenya have spoken and they have spoken it loudly. I want to take this time to thank the people of Ugenya, Deputy President William Ruto who supported my campaign, my party MDG, and Kenyans who prayed for me during my campaign,’ he stated.