Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) won three seats in the by-elections held on Thursday, November 27.
In the Narok Town Ward, DCP candidate Douglas Twala Masikonte emerged victorious in the by-election, securing 6,007 votes, defeating UDA’s Robert Kudate, who garnered 4,346 votes and Joshua Ole Kaputah of Jubilee.
In the Kariobangi North by-election, DCP candidate David Warui won the seat after garnering 2,282 votes. The Kariobangi North ward seat was highly contested, attracting 16 aspirants.
Gacahgua’s DCP party also won the Kisa East ward by-election with 1,952 votes, followed by MDG’s Joel Ongoro with 1,541 votes and Abraham Ayaya of DAP-K with 944 votes.
The Kisa East by-election also drew candidates from KANU, ODM, UDP, Agano party and JFP.
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This comes after Gachagua claimed that the government was planning to orchestrate power blackouts to facilitate vote rigging under the cover of darkness.
"We have credible information that part of the strategy that they have put in place, in case they don't succeed in introducing the pre-marked ballot papers during the day, is to bring out officers in civilian clothes, who will cause chaos at 5 pm to delay the vote counting until nightfall," Gachagua said.
On Wednesday night, the former DP accused police officers and state-backed groups of attacking Masikonde and his agents during a training session in Narok.
In a statement on Wednesday, November 26, Gachagua claimed that heavily armed officers and militia stormed Masikonde’s home in Narok Town and unleashed violence on him and his team.
"Throwing caution to the wind, heavily armed police officers and state-sponsored militia have stormed the home of our DCP candidate, Douglas Masikonde, in Narok Town and violently attacked him and his agents, who were undergoing training," he said.
Gachagua also alleged that the incident signalled a wider plan to interfere with the electoral process and intimidate DCP agents ahead of voting.
"It is now clear that plans to stuff ballot papers are complete, and our agents are being intimidated to subvert the sovereign will of the people.
"This is an attempt to deny the people of Narok Town their constitutional right to elect a candidate of their choice and to force the UDA candidate upon them," he added.
