Mwanaisha Chidzuga’s husband and mother lose Governor and Women Rep seats in Coast

It’s a double loss for K24 anchor Mwanaisha Chidzuga whose husband Danson Mungatana and mother Zainab Chidzuga lost elections in their respective counties.

Danson Mungatana, who was eyeing Tana River governor seat on Kenya Patriots Party (KPP), lost to ODM candidate Dhadho Gaddae Godhana.

Mwanaisha Chidzuga with her husband Danson Mungatana

IEBC interim results shows Mungatana is a distant fourth trailing Godhana with over 13,700 votes in 304 out of 307 polling stations; Dhadho Gaddae Godhana (ODM) 25,663 (29.58%), Danson Buya Mungatana (KPP) 11,209  (12.92%).

Mwanaisha’s mother, who contested for Kwale Women Representative seat on a Jubilee ticket, is trailing ODM’s Zuleikha Juma Hassan with over 32, 600 votes in 588 out of 612 polling stations.

Mwanaisha Chidzuga with her mother Zainab Chidzuga

Zuleikha Juma Hassan is leading with 83,510 votes which represents 47.36% of the votes cast while Zainab Kalekye Chidzuga is second with 50, 822 (28.82%).

 

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