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Surprise as partyless newbies give Jubilee run for its money

Turbo MP-elect Janet Sitienei Rotich at Eldoret National Polytechnic. She will represent the DP in Parliament. [Photo: Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Jubilee Party (JP) lost two seats in its stronghold of Uasin Gishu County, the backyard of Deputy President William Ruto, to an unlikely rival — independents.

The DP will now be represented in the National Assembly by an independent legislator following the election of Janet Rotich Sitienei as MP for Turbo constituency.

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