Controversial East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member of Parliament, Florence Jematia, who once threatened to buy guns for her supporters won the Baringo county Woman Representative seat.
Jematia, during the campaigns leading to the August 9 polls, was arrested after threatening to arm her supporters if the government did not address the banditry menace in the area.
Jematia - who was running on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket, garnered 144,239 votes, with her closest competitor Gladwell Cheruiyot getting 40,302 votes.
After receiving her certificate, Jematia promised to work with other elected leaders to restore order in the volatile region that has seen hundreds of lives lost.
“Everyone is looking up to us as leaders to solve the banditry menace and unite all warring communities. Whether we like it or not, everything starts and ends with security in this county,” Jematia stated.
In February this year, police arrested her after she controversial remarked that she was willing to buy firearms for the people of Baringo if the national government did not address the security crisis in the area.
The politician was arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) detectives but denied the allegations, saying she was misquoted.
Jematia was later released on a Ksh1 million bond and was instructed to avoid attending rallies or setting foot in Baringo South.
She was also directed to report to the local DCI office daily from February 7 to February 11.
Jematia served as EALA MP between 2017 and 2022.
In Baringo county, KANU boss, Gideon Moi, was also defeated by Baringo North Member of Parliament, William Cheptumo of UDA, in the senatorial race.
Moi was defending his seat for a third term but failed after getting 71,480 votes against Cheptumo's 141,777 votes.
