Editor's Review

Kapseret MP Sudi, Soy's Kositany, Deputy President William Ruto's director of communications Emmanuel Talam campaigned against Keter.

After hours of a standoff at the UDA tallying centre in Samoei High School, Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter was finally handed the party's interim nomination certificate.

In the vote cast, Keter garnered 10,263 votes. His closest challenger Kitur got 7,468 votes.

Other in the race Robert Chepkwony got 2,539 votes, George Tarus had 425 votes, Abraham Limo 540, and Irine Chemutai 388.

{Nandi Hils MP Alfred Keter. IMAGE: COURTESY}

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A total of 21,767 Nandi Hills residents took part in the primaries. The Constituency has 52,679 registered voters.

After receiving the certificate, Keter had a message to a section of people who were campaigning against him in the primaries.

Among the leaders who openly campaigned against Keter include Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi, Soy's Caleb Kositany, Deputy President William Ruto's director of communications Emmanuel Talam and MP Didmus Barasa.

Nandi Senator Stephen Sang and Senator Samson Cherargei are said to be among the local leaders who led campaigns against Keter.

Elated Keter after receiving the certificate went bare-knuckle against his nemeses who he said were determined to rig him out.

"We defeated them. They tried to rig us out but they did not manage to take away our victory. God has given us victory but human beings want to snatch it from us. Now we have the certificate after a long wait," he said.

Keter appealed to the UDA party to respect the will of the people and allow the democratic process to prevail.

"My appeal to our beloved UDA party, respect the will of the people. You do not have to love me as a person but respect the will of the people of Nandi Hills."

The incumbent Nandi Hills MP also alleged that some aspirants in the Nandi primaries were rigged by a group of leaders who were keen on shortchanging the will of the people.

He said a majority of them were kicked out not because of the people's will but because of a few people who after influenced the will of the people.

"Some of these aspirants have gone home crying. They lost in the primaries not because they deserved to but because they were rigged out. The UDA  nominations in Nandi were flawed," Keter said.