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Samuel Atandi's epic fight to break one-term jinx since birth of constituency

Incumbent Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi.

The Alego-Usonga parliamentary race is one of the interesting contests to watch as incumbent Samuel Atandi, who was elected in 2017, fights to break the constituency’s one-term jinx.

Since the constituency’s establishment in 1963, no MP has served two consecutive terms. Past holders have been sent packing by voters after serving a one-term stint.

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