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VP, 17 Ministers trounced
Published on December 28, 2007, 12:00 am
By Stephen Ndegwa

President Mwai Kibaki's cabinet faced the biggest embarrassment yet as 17 ministers lost their parliamentary seats while five others are facing imminent defeat.

Vice President Hon Moody Awori and other regional leaders in charge of Kibaki campaign faced the wrath of voters and were trounced by mainly ODM candidates as vote counting for the hotly contested elections continued countrywide..

The ministers include Musikari Kombo, Newton Kulundu, Kipruto Kirwa, Moses Akaranga, Simeon Nyachae, Njenga Karume, Raphael Tuju, David Mwiraria, Mohamud Abdi Mohammed, Morris Dzoro, Suleiman Shakombo, Mutahi Kagwe and Paul Sang.

Others from Ukambani area include Lands minister Prof Kivutha Kibwana, Water minister Mutua Katuku, Livestock Development minister Joseph Munyao and assistant minister for Wild Life Kalembe Ndile. Transport Minister Ali Chirau Mwakwere and Education minister George Saitoti are hanging by the thread.

Results broadcast on KTN showed Awori lost the Funyula parliamentary seat to the ODM candidate Dr Paul Otuoma, becoming the second time in Kenya's history for a VP to lose a parliamentary seat. In 2002, Vice President Mr Musalia Mudavadi lost to Mr Moses Akaranga of Narc, a few months after he was appointed by President Moi. Uncle Moody as he is popularly known, has been Member of Parliament for Funyula constituency for the last 25 years, although his grip on Funyula politics spans over 45 years Ford -Kenya chairman and former Webuye MP, Musikari Kombo, lost the seat to Alfred Sambu of ODM.

Information and Communications minister Mutahi Kagwe lost to former chairman of Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company Mr Kabando wa Kabando of Safina party. Kagwe initiated many development projects in his Mukurweini constituency, both through the CDF concept and from his own initiative and it will puzzle many people how his opponent, Kabando wa Kabando pulled the carpet from under his feet.

Health Minister Paul Sang lost former State House Comptroller Mr Frankline Bett of ODM. Sang was appointed to the position just two months to the election after Kibaki's ally and Health Minister, Charity Ngilu, declared her support for ODM presidential candidate Mr Raila Odinga.

Other results show ODM Pentagon member and Raila Odinga's running mate, Mr Musalia Mudavadi, has trounced Public Service minister Moses Akaranga of PNU. Najib Balala has won the Mvita seat , beating former Mombasa mayor Taib Ali Taib.

Former Keiyo South MP and Kanu strongman Nicholas Biwott lost the seat to Mr Jackson Kiptanui of ODM. In Ugenya constituency, lawyer James Orengo will make a political come back after clinching the seat he lost in 2002.

However, ECK has not officially released the results. We will bring you more results as we get them.

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Re: VP, 17 Ministers trounced

That shows you the kind of people who were in charge.

That is also the price you pay for being dishonest.

Oto Octavian