Laikipia Governor Ndiritu Muriithi has lost his bid for a second term to UDA's Joshua Irungu.
Irungu, who was in the former governor, garnered 113,783 votes while Muriithi, who was vying on a Jubilee ticket under Azimio la Umoja coalition came second with 48,563 votes.
Ndiritu is also the chairman of the Azimio Campaign Board.
He served Laikipia as governor since 2017.
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