Muguga UDA candidate Kamau Thumbi Admits Defeat
Peter Kamau Thumbi of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has accepted the defeat of losing to Jubilee Party’s Mung’ara Githinji in the Muguga Ward by-election.
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Kamau Thumbi accepts defeat after losing only 27 votes to his opponent who garnered 4,089 votes in the mini-poll held on Thursday, 15th July.
In his statement, this morning16th July, Kamau said he "Lives to fight another day".
“I take this opportunity to thank each one of you for the unwavering support that you bestowed upon me during the just-ended Muguga by-election,” said Kamau.
“In every competition, there must be a winner. This was not my time. So, I take this opportunity to congratulate the winner [Mung’ara Githinji] and wish him well. May we live to fight another time. UDA believes when you lose an election, you accept,” he added.
He however suggested that UDA might have been robbed of the victory in the context.
“Though all our tallies showed different results [from those announced], we embrace the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s declaration.” He added.
