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Voter apathy in Migori Senatorial by-election worrying

Voters line up to cast their ballot at Uruba Primary School in Suna West Constituency during Migori County senate by-election yesterday. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

The Migori County Senatorial by-election took place yesterday. It was occasioned by the death of Senator Ben Oluoch Okello in June this year. No doubt, the by election was the first major test for IEBC after the 2017 General Election. Its 388,000 registered voters were expected to cast their votes.

By and large, campaigns for the seat were peaceful, a welcome relief from the usually chaotic scenes during campaigns and on election days that have cast Migori in bad light before.

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