3 Kwale governor candidates deny results, disrupt tallying

In Summary

•Mwakwere said the exercise was not conducted in a free and fair manner hence the tallying must be discontinued until their grievances are resolved.

•The crowd was pushed out of the room by GSU and administration police officers who were in full riot gear.

by SHABAN OMAR

11 August 2022 - 15:06

Chaos and confusion rocked Matuga after three Kwale governor candidates stormed the tallying centre room.

The three; Hamadi Boga (ODM), Chirau Ali Mwakwere (Wiper) and Lung'anzi Chai Mangale (Wiper) demanded that tallying activities be stopped.

Led by Mwakwere, the candidates alleged that the entire electoral exercise was marred by electoral malpractices.

He said they have strong evidence of secret plots to rig the votes.

"We have valid information of ballot boxes being transported to the tallying stations without seals," he said.

Mwakwere said the exercise was not conducted in a free and fair manner hence the tallying must be discontinued until their grievances are resolved.