Aisha Jumwa loses Kilifi governorship race to Gideon Mung'aro

Kilifi Governor-elect Gideon Mung'aro together with his deputy governor-elect Flora Chibule after receiving their certificate from IEBC officials at Pwani University County tallying centre.

Gideon Mung'aro's running mate is Flora Mbetsa, a teacher with 15 years of experience.

The governor-elect said Mbetsa will serve as the County Executive Committee Member for Education.

Mung'aro was elected to the National Assembly in 2013 on an ODM ticket, representing Kilifi North Constituency.

In 2017, he decamped to the Jubilee Party, where he sought to unseat the incumbent governor Amason Kingi.

After losing to Kingi in the elections, he was appointed CAS in the Ministry of Lands before being transferred to the Devolution docket in 2021, where he served until February 2022 to run for Kilifi governorship.

During the campaigns, Mung'aro pledged to fight graft in the county and streamline service provision.