Senator Johnson Sakaja has won the Nairobi Governor seat after garnering 699,392 votes.
Sakaja who was vying on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket defeated his main rival Polycarp Igathe of the Jubilee party who got 573,518 votes declared Nairobi County Returning Officer, Albert Gogo, who later the certificate.
The governor’s race had attracted nine candidates, however, it was narrowed down to a two-horse race between Sakaja and Igathe.
Sakaja will now succeed Ann Kananu to become Nairobi’s fourth governor.
Here is how the two performed across the 17 counties.
- Dagoretti South
Sakaja Johnson ~44,789
Polycarp Igathe ~ 20,124
- Kasarani
Sakaja Johnson~ 60,578
Igathe Polycarp ~27,862
- Embakasi
Sakaja Johnson ~ 41,064
Igathe Polycarp ~40,944
- Embakasi
Sakaja Johnson~38,432
Igathe Polycarp~27,907
- Embakasi
Sakaja Johnson ~46,049
Igathe Polycarp ~33,260
- Makadara
Sakaja Johnson~37,097
Igathe Polycarp~33,021
- Kibra
Sakaja Johnson~30,451
Igathe Polycarp~40,492
- Ruaraka
Sakaja Johnson~ 23,229
Igathe Polycarp ~46,236
- Roysambu
Sakaja Johnson~63,175
Igathe Polycarp~24,981
- Mathare
Sakaja Johnson ~ 31,564
Igathe Polycarp ~30,230
- Embakasi South
Sakaja Johnson ~ 39,994
Igathe Polycarp ~ 3,7647
- Kamukunji
Sakaja Johnson ~ 32,239
Igathe Polycarp ~ 23,836
- Embakasi West
Sakaja Johnson ~ 43,220
Igathe Polycarp ~ 36,026
- Langata
Sakaja Johnson ~ 38,064
Igathe Polycarp ~ 37,336
Starehe
Sakaja Johnson ~ 49,405
Igathe Polycarp ~ 35,223
- Dagoretti North
Sakaja Johnson ~ 39756
Igathe Polycarp ~ 39027
- Westlands
Sakaja Johnson ~ 40,024
Igathe Polycarp ~ 38,635
Courtesy: The Star.
