By ABDIMALIK HAJIRMore by this AuthorNational Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has blamed heavy rains for low voter turnout in northeastern Kenya in the repeat presidential election. Mr Duale said heavy rains that pounded the region in the last two days and prolonged drought had an impact on the number of voters, who turned up to cast their ballot. "Some of the voters also saw no need to vote since President Uhuru (Kenyatta) had no competitor," he said. Despite the low voter turnout in the region, Mr Duale said Jubilee Party is popular in the region. According to Garissa Township Returning Officer Boru Duba only 28.4 per cent out of 54,316 registered voters turn up to vote in the repeat presidential elections.

Source: Daily Nation October 27, 2017 13:52 UTC