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Elgeyo-Marakwet: Last ditch effort that saved UDA candidate Kipsang

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By Stephen Rutto
| 3 years ago | 3 Min read

Elgeyo marakwet senator Elect William Kipkemoi Kisang {center}receiving certificate from Elgeyo Marakwet County Returning Officer Charles Mutai at Kenya Medical Training Center in Iten Elgeyo Marakwet County on January 6,2023. [Christopher Kipsang,Standard]

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) faced a major challenge defending the Elgeyo Marakwet senate seat that fell vacant after Kipchumba Murkomen was appointed to Cabinet last October.

But thanks to a last-ditch battle, the President William Ruto-led party's candidate William Kisang secured a narrow win after beating a little-known Party for Peace and Development (PPD)'s Tim Kipchumba.

Kisang, a 56-year-old business and ICT expert who served as Marakwet West MP from 2013 to 2022, won the by-election with 41,378 votes against Kipchumba's 38,141 votes.