Leo Odera Omolo
Two legislators from Siaya county have been issued with stern warning by their Homa Bay county counterparts to avoid visiting Homa Bay as the move would not be friendly to them.
The Siaya legislators, Jakayo Midiwo (Gem) and Senator James Orengo Siaya (Senate representative) have been accused of insulting their Homa Bay counterparts and spewing derogatory venom against the people of South Nyanza region particularly Homa-Bay residents.
The two are alleged to have referred to the residents of Homa Bay county as “backward and primitive people” while bragging that they Orengo and Midiwo would amount the most effective campaign to ensure that their man of choice win Homa Bay senatorial by-election which is scheduled for February 3 2015.
This warning followed an incident which occurred at Club 3-D, located in Nairobi on Wednesday night last week. According to sources, Rangwe MP George Oner almost fought when two groups of ODM legislators met for the evening drinks after deliberating on the burial of the late Fidel Castro Odinga.
Oner was accompanied by the Homa Bay town MP was Peter Opondo. The two groups then engaged in a heated tirade over the on-going campaign to elect a new Senator to replace the late Otieno Kajwang whose death had created a vacuum in the county senate representation.
One group had complained about the ODM’s direct nomination of Moses Kajwang as the ODM torch bearer in the by – election. Oner group reportedly accused the Orengo group for having denied the voters their constitutional rights of voting for a popular candidate of their own choice through the universal suffrage.
The remark did not go down well with everyone in the Orengo, Midiwo axis. They are said to have bragged that they will mount the most effective campaign trail to ensure Moses Kajwang wins the Senate seat at all costs and see Homa – Bay MPs who are opposed to Raila’s choice of Moses Kajwang candidature to being voted out of Parliament come 2017 general elections.
The reported tension-parked discussion ended in a near physical exchange. It is said Orengo was among ODM leaders whose campaign caravan was met with a hail of stones at Olare market in Rangwe.
The MPs who included Raila’s elder brother Dr Oburu Odinga had also Suba MP John Mbadi in the team being forced to take cover and fled.
Oner and Karachuonyo MP Eng. James Rege sources say have warned Siaya politicians to stop being petty and behaving like political tourist by visting HomaBay. At the same time governor Cyprian Awiti, who initially backed Karoli Omondi for the seat has made a 90-degree about-turn and now thrown his weight now behind the young Kajwang.
Two legislators from Siaya county have been issued with stern warning by their Homa Bay county counterparts to avoid visiting Homa Bay as the move would not be friendly to them.
The Siaya legislators, Jakayo Midiwo (Gem) and Senator James Orengo Siaya (Senate representative) have been accused of insulting their Homa Bay counterparts and spewing derogatory venom against the people of South Nyanza region particularly Homa-Bay residents.
The two are alleged to have referred to the residents of Homa Bay county as “backward and primitive people” while bragging that they Orengo and Midiwo would amount the most effective campaign to ensure that their man of choice win Homa Bay senatorial by-election which is scheduled for February 3 2015.
This warning followed an incident which occurred at Club 3-D, located in Nairobi on Wednesday night last week. According to sources, Rangwe MP George Oner almost fought when two groups of ODM legislators met for the evening drinks after deliberating on the burial of the late Fidel Castro Odinga.
Oner was accompanied by the Homa Bay town MP was Peter Opondo. The two groups then engaged in a heated tirade over the on-going campaign to elect a new Senator to replace the late Otieno Kajwang whose death had created a vacuum in the county senate representation.
One group had complained about the ODM’s direct nomination of Moses Kajwang as the ODM torch bearer in the by – election. Oner group reportedly accused the Orengo group for having denied the voters their constitutional rights of voting for a popular candidate of their own choice through the universal suffrage.
The remark did not go down well with everyone in the Orengo, Midiwo axis. They are said to have bragged that they will mount the most effective campaign trail to ensure Moses Kajwang wins the Senate seat at all costs and see Homa – Bay MPs who are opposed to Raila’s choice of Moses Kajwang candidature to being voted out of Parliament come 2017 general elections.
The reported tension-parked discussion ended in a near physical exchange. It is said Orengo was among ODM leaders whose campaign caravan was met with a hail of stones at Olare market in Rangwe.
The MPs who included Raila’s elder brother Dr Oburu Odinga had also Suba MP John Mbadi in the team being forced to take cover and fled.
Oner and Karachuonyo MP Eng. James Rege sources say have warned Siaya politicians to stop being petty and behaving like political tourist by visting HomaBay. At the same time governor Cyprian Awiti, who initially backed Karoli Omondi for the seat has made a 90-degree about-turn and now thrown his weight now behind the young Kajwang.
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