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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Wiper’s Agnes Kavindu has been sworn in as the Machakos Senator.<\/p>\n

Kavindu succeeds the late Boniface Kabaka, becoming the fourth elected woman senator.<\/p>\n

Others are Susan Kihika, Prof Margaret\u00a0Kamar\u00a0and Fatuma Dulo.<\/p>\n

Kavindu\u00a0was declared the winner of the Machakos Senatorial by-election on Friday after she garnered 104,352 votes against her closes competitor Urbanus Ngengele of UDA who got 19,726.<\/p>\n

The Machakos senatorial by-election had been billed as a do-or-die contest whose results will make significant political statements ahead of the 2022 General Election.<\/p>\n

The mini poll was a proxy battle between former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama and Wiper leader\u00a0Kalonzo\u00a0Musyoka who was defending his political turf with the hope of increased stake in an emerging alliance.<\/p>\n

In her media interviews, Kavindu identified herself as a farmer and a preacher having preached through the Biblia Husema Broadcasting studios for more than seven years up until 2017 when she immersed herself fully in politics.<\/p>\n

In the last general election, Kavindu vied for the Machakos Woman Representative seat on the Jubilee ticket but was defeated by Wiper\u2019s Joyce Kamene.<\/p>\n

She was later appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to the 14-member\u00a0Building\u00a0Bridges Initiative (BBI) Committee in 2018.<\/p>\n

Kavindu got married to former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama in 1978. They separated a few years later in 1983 with Kavindu being granted custody of the children while Muthama was tasked with child support.<\/p>\n

She won the Machakos senatorial seat in a by-election marked by family rivalry and succession politics.<\/p>\n

Kavindu said her former husband Muthama should be respected.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that I\u2019ve been elected senator doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m in any competition with him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She thanked Kalonzo, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Machakos residents for support they showed her and the Wiper party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: Wiper’s Agnes Kavindu has been sworn in as the Machakos Senator. Kavindu succeeds the late Boniface Kabaka, becoming the fourth elected woman senator. Others are Susan Kihika, Prof Margaret\u00a0Kamar\u00a0and Fatuma Dulo. 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