This archive report was first published on 7 November 2019.
On November 7, 2019, residents of Kibra constituency in Kenya cast their votes in a highly anticipated by-election, marked by a heavy security presence.
According to reports, voters began swarming the 183 polling stations in the constituency as early as 5am, eager to exercise their democratic right.
Photo: IEBC
The voting process kicked off shortly after 6am, with the five wards in the city constituency - Laini Saba, Lindi, Makina, Woodley, and Sarang'ombe - estimated to have 17,455, 16,688, 25,695, 28,066, and 30,754 voters respectively.
The by-election, which attracted at least 24 candidates, aimed to fill the seat left vacant by the late Ken Okoth, who succumbed to cancer.
