Tallied results from at least half of the constituencies in Mombasa show that ODM candidate Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir is in the lead in the gubernatorial race.
As of the time of publishing this story, Nassir had 79,271 votes from Jomvu, Kisauni, Changamwe and Mvita constituencies, while his closest challenger, Hassan Omar of UDA, had 66,772 votes.
Results from Likoni and Nyali were yet to be announced.
In Jomvu Constituency, Nassir got 15,629 votes, while Omar got 11,038 votes.
In Kisauni Constituency, Nassir received 21,796 votes, while Omar got 20,750 votes.
In Changamwe Constituency, Nassir got 17,740 votes, while Omar got 15,898 votes.
In Mvita Constituency, Nassir got 24,106 votes, while Omar received 19,086 votes.
The Mombasa gubernatorial race attracted five other candidates. They are Awiti Bollo of Vibrant Democratic Party (VDP), William Kingi of Pamoja African Alliance (PAA) Party, Said Omar of Usawa Kwa Wote Party, Daniel Kitsao (Independent) and Shafi Makazi (Independent).
The governorship election was held on Monday, August 29.
Initially, the polls were to be held on August 9, 2022, during the general election, but a mix-up of candidates’ images on the ballot papers occasioned the postponement, IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati said.
Outgoing Governor Ali Hassan Joho was ineligible for re-election after serving the maximum two five-year terms allowed by the Constitution.
Abdullswamad Nassir has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mvita Constituency between 2013 and 2022.
Hassan Omar, on the other hand, was the pioneer Senator of Mombasa County between 2013 and 2017.
Reporting by Saada Hassan, Tobias Chanji and George Maringa.
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