24-year-old
Cynthia Jepkosgei Muge is the newly elected MCA of Kilibwoni ward, Nandi
County, Kenya.
Muge ran as
an independent candidate because she could not afford the cost of her party’s
nomination form.
She shocked
many in the Jubilee Party stronghold after she emerged victorious with 8760
votes defeating her closest competitor Wilson Kiptanui of Jubilee who garnered
8354 votes.
“I took a
chance as an Independent candidate and won after a difficult penniless
campaign,” Muge told journalists.
The
University of Nairobi graduate attributed her victory to low key issue-based
campaigns that directly targeted voters in their homes as well as her
determination despite multiple challenges.
Her friends
also lent her a helping hand by using the social media, especially Facebook, to
solicit votes.
Muge has a
Bachelor’s degree in Planning, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning from
the University of Nairobi.
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