David Waihiga Mwaure Concedes Defeat, Says Ruto Is Winning

I wish to concede defeat in the presidential election 2022.

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Aug 14, 2022 - 11:07 Updated: Aug 14, 2022 - 11:45
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David Waihiga Mwaure Concedes Defeat, Says Ruto Is Winning
Agano Party presidential candidate David Mwaure when he arrived at the Catholic University of East Africa for the presidential debate on July 26, 2022. /NAIROBI NEWS

David Waihiga Mwaure has become the first presidential candidate to concede defeat.

Speaking to the media on Sunday, August 14, the Agano party leader also claimed that there was a plot to disrupt the ongoing verification of results at the National Tallying Centre (NTC) at the Bomas of Kenya.

"I wish to concede defeat in the presidential election 2022. We are doing this after seeing the performance so far," he said.

David Mwaure talking on his phone before addressing the media on August 14, 2022. /DAILY NATION

While pointing out the chaos witnessed at Bomas on Saturday, August 13, he called for the stoppage of the tallying process by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), adding that it was aimed at creating confusion and manipulating the outcome of the results.

He also revealed that his party had done its tallying of the results derived from the IEBC portal.

Mwaure also openly endorsed Deputy President William Ruto, terming him as the leading candidate in the tightly contested race. Ruto is competing under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).

"As we concede we endorse the winning friend, his excellency Dr William Samoei Ruto as the leading candidate. We urged the IEBC to be fervent in declaring his win when it is time to do so. We support him because his manifesto agrees with ours," he added, even as the official results are yet to be declared by the IEBC.

He noted that Ruto was an advocate of freedom of worship and the drive to ensure that Kenya remains a 'God-fearing nation'.

His words came after chaos witnessed at the Bomas of Kenya took an uglier turn as an IEBC official was roughed up outside the tallying centre, who was accused of electoral malpractice.

A gadget in possession of another official was said to have triggered the scuffle at Bomas of Kenya, which also saw Nairobi Women Rep Esther Passaris dragging an individual across the auditorium like an angry mother to a child.

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator, Kipchumba Murkomen was captured in another scene angrily demanding police officers that formed a barricade between the politicians and the officials, to let him through.

The main highlight was Raila's chief agent, Saitabao Ole Kanchory boldly walk towards the VIP dais where Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati sits, alongside his team and shouted: "I want to announce that Bomas of Kenya is a scene of crime."

Chaos at Bomas of Kenya as politicians clash on August 13, 2022. /CITIZEN TV

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