Yes, Susan Kihika has been declared the winner of the Nakuru county gubernatorial election - iVerify Kenya

Yes, Susan Kihika has been declared the winner of the Nakuru county gubernatorial election

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Susan Kihika of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has been elected as the new governor of Nakuru, succeeding incumbent Lee Kinyanjui.

On August 12, 2022, the outgoing Nakuru Senator was declared the winner after garnering 440,707 votes against Kinyanjui’s 225,623.

Kihika defeated Kinyanjui in all 11 constituencies of the vast and vote-rich county, according to Nakuru county Returning Officer.

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Verified Aug, 13 2022

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Senator Susan Kihika has been elected governor of Nakuru.

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

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We found a video shared on Facebook by outgoing Senator Susan Kihika on August 12, 2022 of the declaration and issuance of certificates to the Nakuru senator and governor winners at the county tallying center in Nakuru Boys High-school.

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