When the results for the Malava parliamentary seat were announced on Friday morning, declaring Mr David Athman Ndakwa the winner, it was not only a victory for him and his United Democratic Alliance Party.
The win also saved the political careers of senior politicians from the Western region, whose influence had ensured Mr Ndakwa emerged victorious.
The UDA Party candidate beat six other candidates, including his closest competitor, Seth Panyako of the Democratic Action Party of Kenya, to succeed the late Malulu Injendi as the fourth MP of Malava Constituency.
Other candidates were Wilberforce Tuvei (Kenya Moja), James Angatia, Shivakale Bruce Jason (EPP), Job Burudi Manyasi (Democratic National Alliance), Edgar Busiega Mwanga (Democracy for the Citizens Party), Benjamin Nalwa (National United Progressive Alliance), and George Oyugi.
Mr Ndakwa got 21,264 votes, beating Mr Panyako, who got 19,306 votes in the hotly contested by-election.
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