Journalist Mohamed Ali. [Photo/The Star]

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Nyali parliamentary aspirant on ODM ticket Saidi Abdhalla has conceded defeat in the race to capture Nyali parliamentary seat.

Abdhalla who is a cousin to Mombasa governor Hassan Joho has accepted and congratulated his competitor for the seat former journalist Mohamed Ali.

"It was a tight race. We have learned from our mistakes and we shall put a strong fight in future," he said.

"I would like to [congratulate] my opponent Mohammed Ali on winning the seat. I sincerely thank all those who took their time to come out and vote for me yesterday," he added.

By 9:30 am, Saido, as he is popularly known, was at 13,673 votes while Ali had 22,348.