William Kisang has been sworn in as Elegeyo Marakwet’s second senator.
During a special sitting on Thursday, Speaker Amason Kingi presided over the brief ceremony.
Kisang succeeds Kipchumba Murkomen, who resigned after being appointed Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport, and Public Works.
Kisang garnered 41,378 votes in the hotly contested by-election on January 5th, beating his closest rival Tim Kipchumba, who received 38,151 votes.