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Omar endorses Kenga to vie in Magarini by-election on UDA ticket

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EALA MP Hassan Omar during the national dialogue Committee session at the Bomas of Kenya. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

Coast region United Democratic Alliance (UDA) leaders have unanimously endorsed Stanley Kenga as the party's candidate in the Magarini parliamentary by-election following the nullification of Harrison Kombe's election as MP.

Led by UDA National Vice Chairman Hassan Omar, the leaders said since Kenga successfully petitioned against the election of Kombe he was best suited to contest for the seat.

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