NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 28 – David Kipsang Keter garnered 13,749 votes to secure the UDA party ticket for May 14 by-election.Bernard Kipkoech Ngeno, lost narrowly with 13,394 votes in the nomination exercise which were held on Friday 28.Keter, has been a three-time opponent of former Member of Parliament Johana Ng’eno, who passed way following a chopper crash in February 2026.President William Ruto congratulated Keter on his victory.“You have our unqualified support as you carry the party’s flag into the by-election,” he said in social media post.He also commended the runner-up Bernard Ng’eno aka Buluu ‘for running a strong campaign, cementing our party’s democracy at the grassroots.’“Now, we move forward as one solid team, united behind our candidate and our agenda,” he added.