Kibra by-election: Tight security as voting kicks off ▷ Kenya News

Heavy security presence has been witnessed in Kibra constituency as residents headed to the ballot to vote for their prefered MP aspirants.

TUKO.co.ke has learnt that voters started swarming the 183 polling stations in the constituency from as early as 5am with the view of exercising their democratic right.

Voting across the constituency kicked off shortly after 6am. Photo: IEBC.
Source: UGC

Voting, however, kicked off a few minutes past 6am in the five wards present in the city constituency.

The wards include Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Woodley and Sarang'ombe and they are estimated to have 17,455, 16,688, 25,695, 28,066 and 30,754 voters respectively.

The Kibra mini poll has attracted at least 24 candidates hoping to succeed Ken Okoth who succumbed to cancer.

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