In 2017, I got 254 votes and it was painful - MP Peter Salasya
Mumias West MP Peter Salasya who excited Kenyans by enthusiastically reacting to get into Parliament during orientation says voters can be very ruthless.
"I vied in 2017 and got 254 votes, it's quite painful. You can go somewhere, people clap for you but you get zero votes in a polling station," he said while appearing on The Trend.
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