Kakamega

Kakamega ODM gubernatorial candidate Fernandes Barasa has accused his competitor Cleophas Malala of voter bribery as residents take to the ballot to elect ...

Barasa has now called on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to commence investigations on the ANC party candidate saying his actions amounts to electoral malpractices. He says the residents should be allowed to vote without intimidation and threats maintaining that peace should prevail during the election. Kakamega ODM gubernatorial candidate Fernandes Barasa has accused his competitor Cleophas Malala of voter bribery as residents take to the ballot to elect their Governor.

KAKAMEGA, Kenya, Aug 29 – The Kakamega gubernatorial candidate Fernandes Barasa now says he will accept outcome of the ongoing vote even as he exuded ...

He had just left Mercy Njeri Primary School Polling Center where he had camped since 6 O’clock when the polls opened. Gikaria had wanted to enter the center when irate voters said they did not want the United Democratic Alliance party MP elect to interfere with voting. Barasa is squaring it out with Kenya Kwanza Alliance Cleophas Malala, United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party party leader Cyrus Jirongo among others for the opportunity to succeed outgoing Governor Wycliffe Oparanya.

Kenyans were brought to amaze on the wee hours of Monday, August 29, when a Facebook account of the outgoing Kakamega governor, Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya, ...

- Revealed29 August 2022 - 1:29 pm - disclosed29 August 2022 - 3:19 pm - Jurisprudence29 August 2022 - 3:25 pm - New Turn29 August 2022 - 4:50 pm "This is to notify the general public that my Facebook page has been hacked by agents of doom," Oparanya stated on his Twitter handle.Outgoing Kakamega County Governor Wycliffe Oparanya's hacked Facebook account endorsing ANC gubernatorial candidate Cleophas Malala - take note29 August 2022 - 6:30 pm

DCI says it is looking for an impersonator who posted misleading information on the outgoing Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya's Facebook timeline.

We learnt the hard way," the source said. He is in fact the one who created it. We already have a person of interest," he said. "We have not arrested the person even as investigations are ongoing. "He had served as an advisor to the governor and had access to the password to the page. We forgot to change the password because we never imagined he would do such a thing.

ODM candidate for Kakamega gubernatorial position Fernandez Barasa arriving at Bulimbo Primary polling station in Matungu constituency

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is yet to declare the official results. •Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is yet to declare the official results.

ODM's candidate Fernandes Baras won the Kakamega gubernatorial race after flooring his main competitor, Cleopas Malala who was running on ANC ticket.

[Mike Sonko](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tag/mike-sonko-latest-news/) congratulated Nassir on his win in the Mombasa gubernatorial race. [Mombasa](https://kiswahili.tuko.co.ke/tag/habari-za-kaunti-ya-mombasa/) counterpart Abdulswamad Nassir of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) [ emerged victorious in the hotly contested Mombasa gubernatorial race.](https://www.tuko.co.ke/politics/470443-abdulswamad-nassir-floors-udas-hassan-omar-mombasa-gubernatorial-race/) After emerging as the winner, Barasa was accompanied by his wife and supporters to the Barasa was declared the official winner of Kakamega's top seat after garnering 192,929 votes against Malala's 159,508. - Barasa was declared the official winner of Kakamega's top seat after garnering 192,929 votes against Malala's 159,508 - In his acceptance speech at the Kakamega tallying centre, Barasa thanked Azimio leaders and the people for voting for him

Barasa won after garnering 192929 votes against his closest competitor Cleophas Malala (ANC) who got 159508 votes.

I congratulate Barasa and his deputy Ayub Savula" He has also commended the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for conducting a free and fair election. "We lost with about 29,000 votes. It's painful and if this kind of pain is what Raila Odinga [Azimio la Umoja paty leader] has been going through all the times he's lost elections, then he's a strong man. "As team Cleophas Malala, we have done the tallying and we established that we lost the election," Malala said. On his part, Malala has conceded defeat and congratulated Barasa for the win.

NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 30 - Fernandes Barasa is the new Governor of Kakamega after defeating Cleophas Malala in a tight race pitting Raila Odinga's Orange ...

An appeal filed by Raila at the Supreme Court was underway Tuesday with a verdict expected on September 5. The race was largely seen as a litmus test of Raila’s popularity against his main competitor Deputy President William Ruto who defeated him in the presidential election held on August 9. NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 30 – Fernandes Barasa is the new Governor of Kakamega after defeating Cleophas Malala in a tight race pitting Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Musalia Mudavadi’s Amani National Congress (ANC).