Edith Nyenze celebrates after being presented with the Wiper nomination certificate ahead of the Kitui West parliamentary by-election, January 20, 2018. [Photo|Kalonzo Musyoka]Edith Nyenze, has been presented with a by-election certificate as the Wiper Democratic Movement nominee for the upcoming Kitui West by-election.Edith was presented with the certificate by the Wiper Elections Board Chairperson Agatha Solitei, in an event that was attended by the party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and several other leaders."Thank you Kitui West voters for trusting our party during the primaries," said Kalonzo on Saturday.There was celebration at Matinyani Social Hall in Kitui West Constituency, Kitui county, after Edith Nyenze was declared victor in the Kitui West parliamentary by-election Wiper Democratic Movement primaries. Edith who is the wife to the late area MP Francis Nyenze trounced Maluki Kitili son to immediate Kitui Woman Representative, Nyiva Mwendwa, to secure the party's ticket ahead of the by-election slated for March 26.Edith garnered 13,388 votes while Kitili got 2,663 votes during the January 16, primaries.Nyenze, a former National Assembly Minority Leader died while being treated at a Nairobi hospital on December 6, 2017.His wife is perceived as his best replacement.During the presentation of the certificate, Musyoka revealed that Kitili had agreed to support the widow."Thank you Mr. Maluki Kitili for being a worthy competitor and promising to work with Mrs Nyenze to deliver this seat to Wiper Movement," Kalonzo said.

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