‘My journey to the Senate is not over,’ Jerotich Seii says after missing UDA ticket

Active Citizen Jerotich Seii has lost her bid to contest for the Elgeyo Marakwet Senator seat under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party ticket.

In the party primaries held on Saturday, November 26, Seii emerged fourth with 8,540 votes.

William Kisang emerged winner in the contest with 28,136 votes, followed by Tim Kipchumba and Jonah Tanui who had a tie of 26,766 votes.

In a tweet on Sunday, Seii said that her journey to the Senate has not been dimmed by the loss in UDA polls.

“To the wonderful people of Elgeyo Marakwet County, kongoi mising for your votes. Against the backdrop of all that transpired including low voter turnout that magically evolved into an extraordinarily high one, I will simply say that my journey to the Senate is not over,” she wrote.

Seii, who is also a humanitarian and development consultant had earlier said her intention to be in parliament is to seek direct legislative interventions on issues that affect Kenyans.

“If I have been able to do so much outside without a cent, imagine what will happen if we had access to the spaces where we can engage legislatively and see policy formulations come out as a result,” she told Spice FM on October 7.

The Elgeyo Marakwet Senator seat fell vacant after Kipchumba Murkomen was appointed Roads, Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary.

Murkomen has since congratulated William Kipsang for bagging the UDA ticket.

“Congratulations Hon. William Kisang on your nomination as the UDA flag bearer for the upcoming Senatorial by-elections in Elgeyo Marakwet County. Congratulations also to all the other candidates who put up a spirited fight and performed exemplarily,” he wrote in a tweet on Sunday.