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Justin Muturi elected National Assembly Speaker for a second term

National Assembly Justin Muturi. Photo: Mose Omusula, Standard 

Justin Muturi easily retained the National Assembly’s speaker position after he got 220 votes out of 221 cast in Thursday’s election.

Mr Muturi, who was largely expected to win the seat after receiving the support of Jubilee Party, which has a super majority in the House, however had to wait for a second round of voting after the first round failed to give him the two-thirds majority required for an outright win.

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