Peter Kenneth appeals Sonko win, refuses to concede defeat

A file photo of former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth at Jubilee party headquarters, Pangani. /VICTOR IMBOTO
A file photo of former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth at Jubilee party headquarters, Pangani. /VICTOR IMBOTO

Peter Kenneth has appealed Nairobi Senator

Mike Sonko's win for the Nairobi governor race, saying the nominations were a sham.

Sonko beat the former Gatanga MP Ffor the Jubilee ticket, securing his slot in the ballot.

He garnered 138,185 votes, while Kenneth came a distant second with 62,504 votes. Bishop Margaret Wanjiru earned 7,654 votes.

The two are in the race to unseat Nairobi governor Evans Kidero in August polls.

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But in a statement on Saturday, Kenneth said

he has presented an

appeal letter to the Jubilee Party.

"Kenneth has not decided otherwise nor conceded defeat since the entire process was a fraudulent and we are waiting Jubilee party to take necessary Action," Team PK said.

"His position still stands at "nullify

the just concluded Nairobi elections and redo a fresh one."

On Thursday, Kenneth

rejected the Nairobi governor's results saying the nomination was not free and fair.

"I disassociate myself from the sham election that Jubilee Party purported to have and demand the same elections be nullified," he said.

Kenneth called for a repeat of the nominations adding that Jubilee Party only indicated on the eve of the elections that the voting would be on the basis of an identity card.

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The party said they had received reports that there were people who infiltrated Nairobi primaries.

Elections board chairman Andrew Musangi said this was the reason most people could not find their names in the registers.

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