No, Duale has been declared Garissa Township MP-elect - iVerify Kenya

No, Duale has been declared Garissa Township MP-elect

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Garissa Township Member of Parliament Aden Duale was declared the winner of the constituency’s 2022 race by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on August 11, 2022. Duale garnered a total of 9,905 votes, beating his closest competitor Abdulahi Mohamoud, who came in second with 5,509 votes.

In a press conference following his election as MP-elect, the legislator praised Kenyans for remaining calm and urged leaders to work together to serve the people of the Kenyan republic.

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Verified Aug, 11 2022

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Aden Duale loses the Garissa Township parliamentary seat

Rating Justification

The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We discovered images of Duale receiving his nomination certificate, which the legislator shared on his official Facebook account on August 11, 2022.

We also discovered a footage, which was shared on Facebook on August 11, of the legislator being presented with his nomination certificate by the returning officer, Abdi Yunis.

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