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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru successfully defends her seat

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By Vincent Kejitan | Aug 12, 2022

**Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru Celebrate with a dance at Kirugoya Catholic Parish, the county IEBC tallying centre, after she was declared the winner and awarded her certificate**. [Andrew Simon, Standard]

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has been re-elected to her second and final term as governor of the county for another five years.

She was first elected Governor of the county in 2017.

Waiguru, who ran on a UDA ticket, received 113, 088 votes against Independent Candidate Purity Ngirici's 105,677.

Previously, Ngirici claimed rigging in the Gichugu Constituency after Waiguru defeated her by over 15,000 votes.

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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ordered a new tally of Gichugu Constituency gubernatorial votes in response to the allegations.

Waiguru expressed her gratitude to the Kiringaga people for electing her for a second term, promising to carry out her mandate.

"Thank you for your support and for keeping the UDA party together; we hope to make Kirinyaga proud," she said.