 He won after garnering a total of 14, 256 votes against 10, 899 votes garnered by NARC's Militonic Mwendwa Kitute.The then incumbent Member of Parliament, Major (Rtd) Mutua Muluvi was fourth with 5, 436 votes.He is an ex-police officer and served as security aide to the late Francis Nyenze and later to the current Machakos County Governor Alfred Mutua.