Joyce Laboso and Isaac Ruto. [Photo: Courtesy]
Three women are in the line to becoming first governors in the Kenyan history.
Charity Ngilu (Kitui), Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga) and Joyce Laboso (Bomet), are leading in gubernatorial race, against their opponents.
According to the IEBC Public RTS results portal, Ngilu who is the Narc party leader is leading with 93,205 votes counted so far in 856 out of 1454 polling stations.
Her opponents, Senator David Musila (independent candidate) is second with 62,887 votes, while incumbent governor Dr Julius Malombe (Wiper Party) has 39,054 votes.
Waiguru (Jubilee Party) is leading her rivals with 93,243 votes in 381 out of 659 polling stations. Martha Karua of Narc Kenya party comes second with 63,566 votes. Bernard Kagai (independent candidate) is third with 5,301 votes.
In Bomet, Dr Laboso, is leading with 149,976 votes, against his Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) party leader and NASA fifth principal, incumbent governor Isaac Ruto, who has 71,626 votes from 623 out of 728 polling stations, as at 5 am, Wednesday August 9.