ODM Nominated MP Zuleikha Hassan at a past event. She will face off with Chidzuga in the Kwale Women Rep seat. [Photo/ standardmedia.co.ke]
Nominated MP Zuleikha Hassan has clinched the ODM ticket to run for the Kwale Women Representative seat.In a battle that shaped up into a two-horse race, Zuleikha carried the day after garnering 11,320 votes against her closet challenger Fatuma Masito who polled 8,617.Earlier on, the soft-spoken Senator had expressed concerns over the pace at which the tallying of votes was done, amid fears that the results may be altered in favour of her opponent.However, she had the last laugh after the Returning Officer declared her the winner on Sunday.Following the win, Zuleikha will face the incumbent Zainab Chidzuga who will be defending her seat on a Jubilee Party ticket.Chidzuga has already been issued with a direct nomination certificate by her party.Also in the race is Fatuma Tabwara who ditched Jubilee after Chidzuga was given a direct nomination by the Uhuru Kenyatta-led outfit.