•Keter emerged from the brimming darkness and chilling weather of Nandi-hills Town to the amazement of his supporters who mobbed him as they began their celebrations.
•A section of the residents who spoke to the Star expressed confidence they had won the seat.
Residents of Nandi-hills poured into the streets of the town to celebrate MP Alfred Keter's win in the UDA primaries held on Tuesday.
Keter trounced his closest rival Bernard Kitur in an election that saw a group of leaders allied to Deputy President William Ruto gang up against him.
Nandi Hills is one of the regions where the UDA party enjoys massive support. A win in the nominations is billed as a step closer to the victory in a general election.
In the vote cast, Keter garnered 10,263 votes. His closest challenger Kitur got 7,468 votes.
Other in the race Robert Chepkwony got 2,539 votes, George Tarus had 425 votes, Abraham Limo 540 and Irine Chemutai 388.
A total of 21,767 Nandi Hills residents took part in the primaries. The Constituency has 52,679 registered voters.
Keter emerged from the brimming darkness and chilling weather of Nandi-hills Town to the amazement of his supporters who mobbed him as they began their celebrations.
Deputy President William Ruto's signature campaign slogan "hatupangwingwi" dominated the celebrations as residents, MP Keter chanted it all through.
A section of the residents who spoke to the Star was elated over Keter's win.
They said their vote was in protest of "outsiders" who wanted to hand-pick for them their MP.