Babu Owina re-elected as Embakasi East MP

• Babu Owino has retained his seat defeating his close opponent UDA aspirant Francis Mureithi.

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Babu Owino in the past
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Embakasi East MP Paul Ongili alias Babu Owino has retained his seat defeating his close opponent UDA aspirant Francis Mureithi.

Embakasi East had five candidates from ODM, UDA and Independent candidates.

Babu Owino garnered 53 ,195 votes while Mureithi who was vying under a UDA ticket got 26,699 votes.

From the 234 polling stations in Embakasi East constituency, Owino defeated his four other competitors.

The three are Francis Mureithi, Michael Ogada, Joash Omwenga and Waruinge Stephen.

Ogada who is also a former MCA scored votes and was vying on an independent ticket.

Owino has camped at the East African school of aviation which is the constituency tallying center from Tuesday evening.

He had thanked the people of Embakasi for giving him another chance to lead them.

"Thank you the great People of Embakasi East Republic for RE-ELECTING ME.I have defeated my UNWORTHY OPPONENTS,"he wrote.

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