This archive report was first published on 8 November 2019.
McDonald Mariga, the Jubilee Party candidate, has conceded defeat in the Kibra by-election, acknowledging that Kibra is a stronghold of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Mariga made the concession on November 7, 2019, after the votes were counted and his opponent, Imran Benard Okoth of the ODM Party, was declared the winner.
Mariga took to Twitter to congratulate Okoth on his victory, saying, "Vipi boss, ni Mariga na nakupigia simu kukupa heko kwa ushindi. Ushindani ulikuwa mzuri na niko tayari kufanya kazi na wewe ili kusaidia watu wa Kibra. Sasa uchaguzi umeisha na tutabakia marafiki na tufanye kazi pamoja,"
Okoth also accepted Mariga's congratulations, saying, "Nimepokea simu ya kunipa heko kutoka kwa Mariga. Hivyo ndivyo siasa zinafaa ziwe. Naahidi kuwa nitafanya kazi na kila mmoja ili kuinua maisha ya watu wa Kibra, Mungu abariki Kibra,"
