NAIROBI – Mohamed Dekow Barrow alias “Major Dekow” has been sworn in as the new Member of Parliament for Garissa Township Constituency.
He was escorted into the Chamber on Tuesday and introduced to the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula by Fafi MP Salah Yakuub and Ijara MP Abdi Ali Abdi.
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Barrow was elected during the by-election conducted on January 5,2023, after garnering 11,572 votes against UDM’s Nasir Dolal who got 8,158 votes.
The by-election attracted six candidates including Ibrahim Malow of Narc Kenya who garnered 840 votes and ODM’s Abdifaisal Amin (ODM) who got 447 votes. Former Fafi MP Abdikarim Osman of DP got 59 while Muhiadin Abdirashid of DAP-Kenya garnered 20 votes.
The seat fell vacant after President William Ruto appointed Aden Duale to the Defence docket in 2022. Duale had served as Garissa Township MP since 2007.
Photos of Swearing-in Ceremony.
