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Uhuru’s Jubilee wins eight seats in Western

Mumias East MP-elect Benjamin Washiali displays his certificate after being declared the winner on a Jubilee Party ticket. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party won eight of 33 parliamentary seats in the western region, which had been considered the backyard of the Opposition.

Uhuru made a significant improvement on the presidential votes he got from the region compared to the 2013 election results.

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