Roots Party presidential candidate George Wajackoyah trailed in his own polling station in the 2022 presidential contest.
According to results from form 34A shared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the controversial presidential candidate managed a paltry 51 votes at his Indangalasia Primary School polling station in Matungu Constituency, Kakamega County.
Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition party presidential candidate Raila Odinga emerged top garnering 799 votes while Deputy President William Ruto of UDA scopped 109 votes.
Wajackoyah, known for his strange presidential manifesto in the morning hours of Tuesday, August 9, had said he would be the first presidential candidate in Kenya not to cast his vote.
This was after the elections technology kits commonly known as KIEM kits failed to identify him.
However, Wajackoyah returned later in the afternoon and managed to cast his vote after being identified through the manual voter register.
Addressing the press shortly after casting his vote, Wajackoyah said the failure by KIEM kit in his home polling station was a ploy by the government to rig him out of the election.
“In my strongholds, people have not voted since morning. In Matungu sub-county, Kakamega County, I’m told most of the people have not voted…why they would not test the [KIEMS] kits?” he questioned.
His wife Meller Luchiri said it was so disappointing for the machine to fail on the voting days.
“It’s very disappointing for machines not to be working on the day that is the most important to the lives of Kenyans. However, no weapon formed against us shall prosper. Remain calm, vigilant and we see these things to the very end,” she said.
