Former Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi is the new Member of Parliament for Dagoretti North constituency.

She won the seat after securing 52,515 votes beating her closest competitor Elijah Oenga who got 13,620 votes.

Elachi, who was contesting under an ODM ticket, was awarded her clearance certificate by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Friday

The race had also attracted 13 other candidates.

Elachi replaces Simba Arati, who has been elected Governor of Kisii county.

She also vied for the same seat in 2017 on a Jubilee ticket, but lost to Arati.

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