In the ongoing parliamentary election, voter turnout in Kitui Rural constituency has been relatively low.
The constituency has approximately 50,000 registered voters spread across 157 polling stations.
By 9:30 a.m., only 60 voters had cast ballots in Kanyangi polling station, which has 505 registered voters, while 40 out of 923 registered voters had cast ballots in Kisasi polling station.
As of now, 524 of the 1293 voters in Mbitini polling station have voted.
In the Parliamentary seat, it will be a two horse race between Charles Mwalika who is seeking a re-electin with the Kalonzo Musyoka led Wiper Party against Charles Nyamai of the United Democratic Party (UDA).
Nyamai voted at Kanyangi Primary School polling station shortly after 8 a.m., while Mwalika was scheduled to vote at Mbitini Primary School polling station at 10 a.m.
As voting began, the Presiding Officer, John Kavele, ejected a woman who claimed to be a Wiper candidate but was accused of bribing voters from Kanyangi Primary School.
Kitui residents are voting for a new Member of Parliament following a decision by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to postpone the election on August 9th. The cancellation came after a mix-up of ballot materials.
IEBC later proposed Monday 29th as the new date to conduct the election after holding a meeting with the candidates at the Bomas of Kenya on August 22.
On Sunday, the Constituency Returning Officer Winfred Ndoti affirmed that all materials were in order after thorough verification exercise of the ballot pallets in the presence of IEBC officials and agents who were present.
