Kenyan politics will never stop to have surprises. However, despite all the surprises, there is this politician who has defied all odds to retain his seat as an independent candidate.
The Kitui West MP Patrick Musimba won three consecutive elections as an independent candidate.
In 2013, he won the Kitui West parliamentary seat as an independent candidate beating the area's big wig Kalembe Ndile and thge then incumbent MP Philip Kaloki. It was a tough race as he only won the seat with 17,174 votes over Kalembe’s 16,975, only 199 votes above Kalembe’s.
However, Musimba's victory didn’t last for long as Ndile took to the courts to challenge the victory. A re-count found out that Ndile had won the election with 44 votes over Musimba’s votes. A by-election was ordered by Justice David Majanja.
Again, Musimba won the by-elections as an independent candidate with 17,103 votes against Ndile’s 16,928.
Dr. Patrick Musimba again vied on an Independent ticket to retain his seat on the August 8, 2017.
He won the seat for the third time against Wiper’s candidate James Mbaluka.
Musimba has since broken the record of winning most elections as an independent candidate.
His victory could be attributed to good leadership and development track records.
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