{"id":2714,"date":"2022-08-09T06:40:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T06:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=2714"},"modified":"2022-08-09T06:40:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T06:40:37","slug":"kenya-decides-2022-ruto-karua-first-to-vote-as-mp-elections-in-rongai-is-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=2714","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Decides 2022: Ruto, Karua first to vote as MP elections in Rongai is postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> <strong><code>President Uhuru Kenyatta voted at 9.10am at Mutomo primary school in Gatundu South constituency.  <\/code><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><code>By Dennis Avokoyo, Nairobi<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenyans braved the chilly morning to go and cast their votes\nto decide on who will be the fifth President of Kenya. The top contenders for\nthe presidential race is Azimio Presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his\nclosest challenger, William Ruto of Kenya Kwanza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As early as 4.30am, voters had started trickling into\nvarious polling stations across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><code> \u201cLet\u2019s respect the choices the Kenyans will make in this elections. I am looking forward for resounding victory. I am also asking Kenyans to vote peacefully and wisely,\u201d said DP Ruto after casting his vote. <\/code><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruto together with his wife Rachel, were among the first Kenyans\nto vote at 6am at Kosachei Primary School in Sugoi, Turbo Constituency, Uasin\nGishu County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FTwBqiyWUAEMc7e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FTwBqiyWUAEMc7e.jpg 960w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FTwBqiyWUAEMc7e-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FTwBqiyWUAEMc7e-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FTwBqiyWUAEMc7e-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FTwBqiyWUAEMc7e-696x696.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>RAILA ODINGA AND MARTHA KARUA<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet\u2019s respect the choices the Kenyans will make in this\nelections. I am looking forward for resounding victory. I am also asking\nKenyans to vote peacefully and wisely,\u201d said DP Ruto after casting his vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, Azimio la Umoja presidential running mate, Martha\nKarua, voted at &nbsp;Mugumo Primary School\npolling station in Gichugu constituency in &nbsp;Kirinyaga County at 6am. She arrived at the\npolling station at 5.50am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c I have already voted, Let\u2019s all get\nout and give our country the leadership it deserves,\u201d said Karua after casting\nher vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><code> \u201cLet\u2019s vote to decide who will lead this country for the next five years,\u201d said Former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta after casting her vote in Gatundu South constituency. <\/code><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rigathi Gachagua, DP Ruto\u2019s running mate voted at Sagana Primary School. &nbsp;&#8220;I am so impressed by the high voter turnout\nand the process is seamless. I am happy that Kenyans know they have a mandate\nto elect their leaders. The process is peaceful and that is what we want, we\nwant a peaceful election.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet\u2019s vote to decide who will lead this country for the next\nfive years,\u201d said Former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta after casting her vote in\nGatundu South constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Uhuru Kenyatta voted at 9.10am at Mutomo primary school in Gatundu South constituency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, there will be no elections in Rongai constituency after the IEBC postponed elections in the area following a mix up in the ballot papers with those from Kuresoi South. However, they will be allowed to vote for the gubernatorial, senatorial, women rep and wardrep seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Uhuru Kenyatta voted at 9.10am at Mutomo primary school in Gatundu South constituency. By Dennis Avokoyo, Nairobi Kenyans braved the chilly morning to go and cast their votes to decide on who will be the fifth President of Kenya. The top contenders for the presidential race is Azimio Presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kenya-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kenya Decides 2022: Ruto, Karua first to vote as MP elections in Rongai is postponed - Horizon News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=2714\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kenya Decides 2022: Ruto, Karua first to vote as MP elections in Rongai is postponed - Horizon News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Uhuru Kenyatta voted at 9.10am at Mutomo primary school in Gatundu South constituency. 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