SportPesa CEO Captain Ronald Karauri has been declared the MP elect of Kasarani Constituency after emerging winner in the August 9 polls.
Moreover, the Kasarani returning officer issued Karauri his nomination certificate on Thursday, August 11 at the constituency tallying centre.
Similarly, Karauri who contested on an Independent ticket garnered 32,406 votes.
His opponents John Kamau got 30,444 and incumbent MP Mercy Gakuya had 24,790 votes.
Moreover, in his acceptance speech, the SportPesa boss said that he will be open to working with his competitors.
“If they have ideas, we welcome them. I doubt if they have better ideas than mine, but whatever they have is welcome. We have broken a record as first independent candidate to win an election in Nairobi. Kenyans are moving away from just electing parties,” Karauri stated.
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Furthermore, the Kasarani MP elect contested as an Independent candidate after missing the Jubilee Party nomination during its party primaries held in April 2022.