Out with the old, in with the new: Rift Valley votes out most MCAs

Ripkwo Ward MCA-elect Daniel Tuwit at Kadeli village in Tiaty, Baringo County, on January 18, 2022. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

County assemblies in the South and Central Rift will have a large number of newcomers after voters decided to remove the majority of incumbents.

The majority of MCAs elected in 2017 were shown the door, with those who served as Majority and Minority Leaders bearing the brunt of the political fallout. Only four incumbents returned to the Bomet County Assembly in the hotly contested polls.