{"id":2079,"date":"2023-01-05T20:27:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T20:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/05\/congratulations-railas-odm-celebrating-after-their-candidate-defeats-rutos-uda-and-others\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T20:27:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T20:27:38","slug":"congratulations-railas-odm-celebrating-after-their-candidate-defeats-rutos-uda-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/05\/congratulations-railas-odm-celebrating-after-their-candidate-defeats-rutos-uda-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Congratulations&#8221; Raila&#8217;s ODM Celebrating After Their Candidate Defeats Ruto&#8217;s UDA And Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>A file photo of ODM party leader Raila Odinga. <\/p>\n<p>Orange Democratic Movement ODM party is celebrating after their candidate I\u2019m Shella Ward Lamu County won Thursday\u2019s by-elections. <\/p>\n<p>They have noted that he won in the results that were declared by the presiding officer after the completion of the counting of votes on Thursday evening. <\/p>\n<p>He has defeated among others Abduljabar Saamiya Mohamed of United Democratic Alliance movement Party as well as the Amani National Congress ANC party candidate in the by-elections. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/91941c319a1a462cbaf1f768a455ad07\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAtwaa Salim Mohamed of ODM is the winner of Shela Ward, Lamu County By-election. Congratulations Hon. Atwaa. We are proud of you.\u201dOrange Democratic Movement ODM party. <\/p>\n<p>The Commission is today conducting by-elections for Member of the Senate for Elgeyo Marakwet County; two Members of National Assembly (MNA) for Kandara and Garissa Township Constituencies, and Member for Shella Ward, Lamu County Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The four candidates contesting for the Member for Shella Ward, Lamu County Assembly are Shee Nizar Mohamed (UGM), Mohamed Atwaa Salim (ODM), Ali Mohamed Hassan (ANC) and Abduljabar Saamiya Mohamed (UDA). <\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Orange Democratic Movement candidate in the Shella Ward by-election had been injured.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Atwa Salim Mohamed was injured during a confrontation with an opponent\u2019s supporters outside the Shella Primary School polling station.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the attack, Mr Mohamed had already voted at the polling centre and was heading home with his friends when a group of rowdy individuals believed to be supporters of one of the candidates in the by-election descended on him with kicks and blows before he was rescued by the public.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: J.M. (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/><span class=\"see-more\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nAbduljabar Saamiya Mohamed<br \/>Atwaa Salim Mohamed<br \/>Lamu County<br \/>ODM<br \/>Orange Democratic Movement<br \/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>));\/**\/<\/script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A file photo of ODM party leader Raila Odinga. Orange Democratic Movement ODM party is celebrating after their candidate I\u2019m Shella Ward Lamu County won Thursday\u2019s by-elections. They have noted that he won in the results that were declared by the presiding officer after the completion of the counting of votes on Thursday evening. 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