37 MCAs sent home, 8 re-elected in Kisii County

Thirty-seven out of 45 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) in Kisii County failed to recapture their seats in the just concluded General Election.

Only eight Ward Representatives succeeded in wooing voters to re-elect them as representatives in the county’s third Assembly.

In Bobasi, Nyaribari Masaba and South Mugirango constituencies which have 8, 5 and 6 Wards respectively, not a single MCA was re-elected in the August 9th election.

Amos Onderi from Bokimonge Ward and Timothy Ogugu from Magenche Ward, retained their seats having vied for the positions on ODM and KSC party tickets respectively.

Notably, Beatrice Makwae of ODM party replaced Samson Abuga of PDP who previously represented the Bombaba Borabu Ward in the Assembly, to become the only elected woman MCA in the entire county.

In Bomachoge Chache Constituency James Ondari was re-elected as the Boochi Tendere MCA on a Jubilee party ticket while John Ombati (UPA) of Bomorenda Ward and Ismael Matundura (ODM) from Bogiakumu Ward were also re-elected.

Similarly, in Nyaribari Chache Constituency which has 6 Wards, Ibrahim Mose from Bobaracho Ward and Peter Moindi of Keumbu Ward were re-elected.

Kitutu Chache North (4 Wards) and Kitutu Chache South (5 Wards) Constituencies retained one MCA each, Dennis Ombachi (PDP) from Marani Ward and Duke Nyarango (ODM) of Kitutu Central Ward respectively.

This year’s election has also seen new parties in the Assembly including the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party with five representatives, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) party with four representatives, and Democratic Action Party-Kenya with one representative.