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Kitui governor-elect Dr Julius Makau Malombe (centre) receives a certificate from returning officer Macharia Gichichi (right) at Kitui Multi-Purpose Hall on Friday. [Philip Muasya, Standard]
Former Kitui governor, Dr Julius Malombe has pulled a surprise victory against three political heavyweights to secure the seat that he lost in the 2017 elections.
Malombe, of the Wiper party, garnered 198,004 votes to trounce his closest rival, David Musila of the Jubilee party, who garnered 117,606 votes.
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