A
bitter political row has emerged in Homa Bay County’s ODM office after all
elected MPs boycotted the launch of the Okoa Kenya campaign in the county.
The
launch which was single handedly organized by the area Senator Otieno Kajwang’
as the party’s branch chairman. Kajwang’ is one of Cord leader Raila Odinga’s
most trusted allies.
The
MPs who boycotted the function are Ms Millie Odhiambo (Mbita), Mr James Rege
(Karachuonyo), Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town), Agostino Neto (Ndhiwa), Oyugi
Magwanga (Kasipul), John Mbadi (Suba), and Silvance Osele (Kabondo Kasipul)
skipped the function.
The
others were George Oner (Rangwe) and Woman Representative Gladys Wanga.
The
MPs who are known to have fallen out with Kajwang and who had attempted to outs
him as chairman and Monica Amolo as deputy chairman.
During
the boardroom coup, former Rangwe MP Martin Ogindo was elected the new Chairman
while Kasipul politician Charles Ong’ondo Were was picked as deputy. They were
immediately inaugurated into office in a ceremony presided over by Karachuonyo
MP James Rege, who is the ODM secretary in the county.
The
meeting held at Homa Bay Farmers Training Centre was attended by the branch
delegate Achila Gogo, Constituency chairmen Evance Ndege of Kasipul, Ogina
Nyabola( Ndhiwa), James Pete (Homa Bay Town), Collince Oure (Suba), Zachary
Muga( Kabondo Kasipul) and Kennedy Marembo (Rangwe). Others were Karachuonyo
Organising Secretary Okano Nyasanga and Mbita Constituency Secretary Narkiso
Tuko.
It
now remains to be seen if the MPs will launch their own Okoa Kenya signature
collection or boycott it.
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