Winnie Odinga, Kennedy Kalonzo and former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar are among winners from the first phase of election of members who will sit on the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).
Vote tallying is now ongoing in the second phase at the National Assembly as MPs get to determine the winners of the nine slots Kenya has in the Arusha-based regional assembly.
An aggregation of the votes in both Senate and the National Assembly will determine the nine EALA legislators Kenya will have in the regional Parliament.
Kenya Kwanza’s Omar garnered 46 votes from the senators while Mr Kalonzo of Azimio, who is Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s son, received 45 votes.
On the side of Azimio, which is assured of four slots with ODM getting two, Jubilee and Wiper one a piece, businessman Suleiman Shabhal placed second with 38 votes followed by Azimio leader Raila Odinga’s daughter, Winnie Odinga, who received 35 votes while Fatuma Gedi, an ex-Wajir Woman Rep, had 31 votes.
With President William Ruto’s outfit assured of five slots, former nominated senator Iman Falhada got the second highest with 43, former United Republic Party Secretary General Fredrick Muteti 39, ex-Nandi Woman Representative Zipporah Kering 37 and former nominated MP David Sankok 35.
Only 58 out of 65 senators cast their ballots with two being spoiled, leaving only 56 valid votes.
