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Jubilee Party Scoops Six MPs seats in Nyeri as voters adopt six piece voting pattern

President Uhuru Kenyatta displays certificate moments after he was declared Winner of the 2017 Presidential Election at the Bomas of Kenya.

Jubilee Party (JP) candidates in Nyeri County swept all elective seats by bagging six parliamentary positions, governorship and senatorial seat.

Virtually all independent candidates lost to mostly newcomers save for Kieni MP Kanini Kega. The MP was re-elected with over 61,320 votes against his closet challenger Joseph Wainana with 9,415 votes.

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