A
lobby group calling itself Homa Bay County Salvation Front has called for
dialogue in solving the ongoing wrangles between the elected leaders in Homa
Bay county saying they should work together to lift the living standards of
their people.
Led
by Aguko Mayora and Jack Otiu, they said continued conflict between
the Homa Bay governor and some members of parliament from the county have
become a real threat to development and service delivery to locals.
Homa
Bay governor Cyprian Awiti and some MPs from the area including James
Rege, (Karachuonyo) Oyugi Magwanga (Kasipul) and Agustino Netto (Ndhiwa) have
been trading accusations over misuse of public funds.
On
the other hand, there has been a titanic battle of supremacy between the Homa
Bay ODM branch office bearers pitting two factions led by Senator Otieno
Kajwang and the former Rangwe MP Martin Ogindo. The ODM party held it last
branch elections on November 27 2011 during the branch delegate meeting in Homa
Bay town.
During
the meeting, Senator Kajwang was elected the branch chairman with Ogindo as his
vice Rege was elected branch secretary while Monica Amolo and Aguko Mayora were
elected treasurer and assistant treasurer respectively.
From
then, ODM politicians with their supporters have incessantly displayed rivalry
both in private and public. They have even tried ouster Kajwang.
With
such hostility, they wondered whether the leaders will have peace in the newly
created county development board. The controversial board will be chaired by
the county senator. They urged leaders from the county including the governor,
senator and other political players to initiate dialogue between all
stakeholders to iron out the contentious issues raised by different parties.
“No
one is perfect, we all have challenges in life, but as human beings, we should
always strive for the best in spite of our shortcomings and embrace peaceful
co-existence,” added Mayora.
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