UDA's Kitur beats Keter in Nandi Hills MP race

Keter has lost the battle to defend his parliamentary seat on an independent ticket

In Summary

•Kitur, an alumni of Kabarak high school and a computer engineer from University of Nairobi, was endorsed by Ruto

Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter who has lost his seat.
Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter who has lost his seat.
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Nandi Hills MP Àlfred Keter has lost the battle to defend his parliamentary seat on an independent ticket.

The outspoken legislator and a critic of DP William Ruto lost to UDA's Benard Kitur.

Kitur garnered 23,503 against Keter's 18,037.

He sort the independent ticket after a fall out with DP William Ruto.

In the provisional results, Keter had lost in most of his strongholds to the little known Kirur.

Kitur, an alumni of Kabarak high school and a computer engineer from University of Nairobi, was endorsed by Ruto after a controversial victory of Keter in the party primaries in April.

Ruto came to Nandi four times in 3 weeks to ensure none of the independent candidates was elected.

Ruto's wave became too strong after President Uhuru Kenyatta endorsed the independent candidates.

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