KIMANIS: Triplets Zaki, Zaidi and Zakaria Muhamud from Kampung Kelatuan here stole the limelight at the SK Our Lady of Fatima’s polling station here yesterday.
Met after casting their votes in the Kimanis by-election, the 34-year-old triplets said they had never failed to exercise their voting right since the 12th General Election in 2008.
Zaidi said in every election, he and his brothers would go to the voting station together early to avoid congestion.
Zaidi, who runs a food business at Pantai Manis in Pimping, Membakut, placed high hopes that the would-be elected representative of the constituency would walk the talk and fulfil his promise to ensure the rights of every citizen in Kimanis were championed.
“The Kimanis youth want more jobs or income-generating platforms.”
Zakaria, meanwhile, hoped the issue of illegal immigrants could be promptly tackled.
“Their presence is worrying and increasingly getting out of control. The authorities must monitor their activities,’’ said Zakaria, who is a security guard at Jabatan Air Negeri Sabah.
Meanwhile, retired policeman Juanis Puduk, 72, and his wife, Marlina Mantil, 70, were the earliest voters to arrive at the centre at 7.32am.
He said the elected representative must be able to bring development to Kimanis. -- Bernama