Lawyer Seth Mwatela Kamanza has been elected the new Kwale county assembly Speaker after garnering 20 out of 30 votes during the second round of voting..

His closest rival Salim Gombeni got 10 votes.

Former speaker Sammy Ruwa was knocked out during the first round of voting after getting 7 votes. In the first round, Seth and Gombeni had garnered 13 and 9 votes respectively with former Msambweni Omar Zonga getting only 1 vote.

Ruwa previously vied for the county top seat but finished fifth after being trounced by Fatuma Achani.

Mwatela also vied for the Kinango parliamentary seat during the August election but lost to Gonzi Rai.

Meanwhile the newly elected members of the Mombasa county assembly are expected to be sworn into office on Friday, they are thereafter expected to elect their speaker and deputy speaker.