It appears that Cord leader Raila Odinga is worried by the current goings on in Homa-Bay senator seat by-election.
Word has it that to win the seat, Raila has entrusted Governor Cyprian Awiti and local MPs led by John Mbandi to deliver the seat. To this effect, Awiti has been busy meeting the influential teachers’ vote, pastors, women groups, traders and boda boda operators to win their support.
Insiders say that Awiti’s scheming has sent shockwaves in the county and talk is that he is using public funds has emerged. However, those said to be behind the rumours are a worried lot fearing defeat, so it is said. As things stand, ODM eyes are on Awiti to deliver the seat and has taken the task with enthusiasm. Awiti’s argument is that he cannot betray the power sharing formula worked on prior to 2013 general elections in which clannism was a key factor. His decision to back the ODM face was a big catch and has tilted the political equation ahead the by-election date.
This is coming even after Raila ODM party’s controversial nomination system has seen it incur heavy losses in the recent series of by-elections in Gusii region.
That Raila and his allies are worried is due to fear that history is bound to happen again. During 2013 polls, in his home turf of Luo Nyanza, ODM lost three parliamentary seats. It also failed to grab one governor slot in March 2013 elections. ODM furthermore suffered parliamentary defeats in two Kuria parliamentary constituencies in Migori county.
The two seats in Kuria – Kuria East and West were easily taken up by URP candidates and were now safely secured by the Jubilee coalition in the August House.
The four parliamentary seats ODM lost in Gusii region in a series of by-elections that followed complaints and petitions lodged by 2013 election losers include Nyaribari Chache, Bobasi, Bonchari and Bomachoge Chache.
In Luo Nyanza, the candidates who were denied ODM nominations certificates irregularly after they had won their primary nominations and were later able to clinch nomination certificate of other parties were seats in Awendo, Alego-Usonga, Muhoroni and Kisumu West constituencies. In Muhoroni, Ayiecho Olweny who of late has been isolated by varsity dons he abused while education assistant minister was defeated by James Onyango K’oyoo. All these constituencies were hitherto considered to be in the ODM strongholds in Raila’s home turf of Luo Nyanza, but were lost due to the much flawed nomination exercises.
Taking into account of what is now happening in the ongoing campaigns for the vacant Senate seat in Homa-Bay county, it looks as if Raila has yet learnt a good lesson from his ODM dismissal performances and big losses in recent by elections. Agwambo visited Homa-Bay to drum up support for the seemingly unpopular Moses Kajwang’ in the on going senatorial by-elections campaigns.
Kajwang presented his papers to the IEBC with Raila on his side to show solidarity with his party torchbearer in the Senate race and thereafter addressed supporters at Rose Muhando Stadium in town. In attendance were mainly people transported by buses from far places like Oyugis, Rongo, Awendo and Migori.
For Raila to restore the confidence of South Nyanza in general and Homa Bay voters in particular, he will have to get rid of some of his close advisers, who include Mbadi, Suna MP Mohammed Junet and Gladys Wanga the women rep. The four are said to be the reason behind the so-called dissident MPs who are opposed to Moses Kajwang’s direct nomination. It is whispered the four appears as if they were the ones who are more loyal to the ODM supremo than the other legislators from the region.
Raila defiantly ignored the spirited ODM leaders not comfortable with his favourite candidate and snubbed his meeting. They are known to have vocally and vehemently resisted his choice .
The rebellious MPs, included George Omer, (Rangwe) James Rege (Karachuonyo), Silvance Osele (Kabondo Kasipul), Augustino Neto (Ndhiwa) and Milie Odhiambo (Mbita), all who skipped the rally.
In attendance at the nomination venue at gospel musician Rose Muhando stadium were John Mbadi (Suba), Peter Kaluma (Homa-Bay Town), Joseph Oyugi Magwanga (Kasipul) and Gladys Wanga women rep. Also in Raila’s bandwagon was governor Awiti.
At the rally, Raila put up a spirited defence saying it was the ODM elections board which had picked Moses Kajwang and not himself.
He took a swipe at MPs who are opposed to his choice reportedly referring crocodiles shedding tears.
Apart from Kajwang, others in the race are Philip Okundi on Maendeleo Party, Medo Misama, Hillary Alila, Innocent Misara and Fred Rabongo. Hillary Alila came second to the late Kajwang and together with Okundi are said to be giving ODM schemers sleepless nights.
Word has it that to win the seat, Raila has entrusted Governor Cyprian Awiti and local MPs led by John Mbandi to deliver the seat. To this effect, Awiti has been busy meeting the influential teachers’ vote, pastors, women groups, traders and boda boda operators to win their support.
Insiders say that Awiti’s scheming has sent shockwaves in the county and talk is that he is using public funds has emerged. However, those said to be behind the rumours are a worried lot fearing defeat, so it is said. As things stand, ODM eyes are on Awiti to deliver the seat and has taken the task with enthusiasm. Awiti’s argument is that he cannot betray the power sharing formula worked on prior to 2013 general elections in which clannism was a key factor. His decision to back the ODM face was a big catch and has tilted the political equation ahead the by-election date.
This is coming even after Raila ODM party’s controversial nomination system has seen it incur heavy losses in the recent series of by-elections in Gusii region.
That Raila and his allies are worried is due to fear that history is bound to happen again. During 2013 polls, in his home turf of Luo Nyanza, ODM lost three parliamentary seats. It also failed to grab one governor slot in March 2013 elections. ODM furthermore suffered parliamentary defeats in two Kuria parliamentary constituencies in Migori county.
The two seats in Kuria – Kuria East and West were easily taken up by URP candidates and were now safely secured by the Jubilee coalition in the August House.
The four parliamentary seats ODM lost in Gusii region in a series of by-elections that followed complaints and petitions lodged by 2013 election losers include Nyaribari Chache, Bobasi, Bonchari and Bomachoge Chache.
In Luo Nyanza, the candidates who were denied ODM nominations certificates irregularly after they had won their primary nominations and were later able to clinch nomination certificate of other parties were seats in Awendo, Alego-Usonga, Muhoroni and Kisumu West constituencies. In Muhoroni, Ayiecho Olweny who of late has been isolated by varsity dons he abused while education assistant minister was defeated by James Onyango K’oyoo. All these constituencies were hitherto considered to be in the ODM strongholds in Raila’s home turf of Luo Nyanza, but were lost due to the much flawed nomination exercises.
Taking into account of what is now happening in the ongoing campaigns for the vacant Senate seat in Homa-Bay county, it looks as if Raila has yet learnt a good lesson from his ODM dismissal performances and big losses in recent by elections. Agwambo visited Homa-Bay to drum up support for the seemingly unpopular Moses Kajwang’ in the on going senatorial by-elections campaigns.
Kajwang presented his papers to the IEBC with Raila on his side to show solidarity with his party torchbearer in the Senate race and thereafter addressed supporters at Rose Muhando Stadium in town. In attendance were mainly people transported by buses from far places like Oyugis, Rongo, Awendo and Migori.
For Raila to restore the confidence of South Nyanza in general and Homa Bay voters in particular, he will have to get rid of some of his close advisers, who include Mbadi, Suna MP Mohammed Junet and Gladys Wanga the women rep. The four are said to be the reason behind the so-called dissident MPs who are opposed to Moses Kajwang’s direct nomination. It is whispered the four appears as if they were the ones who are more loyal to the ODM supremo than the other legislators from the region.
Raila defiantly ignored the spirited ODM leaders not comfortable with his favourite candidate and snubbed his meeting. They are known to have vocally and vehemently resisted his choice .
The rebellious MPs, included George Omer, (Rangwe) James Rege (Karachuonyo), Silvance Osele (Kabondo Kasipul), Augustino Neto (Ndhiwa) and Milie Odhiambo (Mbita), all who skipped the rally.
In attendance at the nomination venue at gospel musician Rose Muhando stadium were John Mbadi (Suba), Peter Kaluma (Homa-Bay Town), Joseph Oyugi Magwanga (Kasipul) and Gladys Wanga women rep. Also in Raila’s bandwagon was governor Awiti.
At the rally, Raila put up a spirited defence saying it was the ODM elections board which had picked Moses Kajwang and not himself.
He took a swipe at MPs who are opposed to his choice reportedly referring crocodiles shedding tears.
Apart from Kajwang, others in the race are Philip Okundi on Maendeleo Party, Medo Misama, Hillary Alila, Innocent Misara and Fred Rabongo. Hillary Alila came second to the late Kajwang and together with Okundi are said to be giving ODM schemers sleepless nights.
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