At the coast, results announced by returning officers showed that President Kenyatta’s vote tally dropped considerably. Senator John Kinyua admitted that the 77 and 78 per cent turnout for Laikipia East and Laikipia West respectively fell below the target. “Meru voters had an average of 60 per cent turnout. In Makueni where there were also defectors, the President got 18,396 votes, 8,000 less than what he received in August. President Kenyatta got 19,000 votes in the county.

Source: Daily Nation October 27, 2017 21:56 UTC