By Dickens Wasonga.

The race to clinch Homa Bay county governor’s seat is hotting up. On Monday prominent politician and immediate former Member of Parliament for Rangwe engineer Philip Okundi also eying the seat got a boost for his bid when he was endorsed by eight civic leaders from the area.

The civic leaders made the endorsement after a daylong meeting convened and attended by the wealthy and influential politician at an exclusive upmarket resort in Kisumu City.

Led by the Homa Bay municipal council Mayor Councillor Charles Katinga the leaders said they have opted to throw their weight behind Okundi given his past development record over the years in the area.

He said that Okundi is the only candidate who has come out to openly seek for their support for his bid for the governor’s position in the forth coming general elections

Okundi worked in public service for a long time holding key government positions amongst them as the managing director of the Kenya Bureau of standards. He was also the MD Kenya Ports Authority at one point among other positions.

Before he resigned from the government recently to contest the governor seat, he was the chairman of the Communications commission of Kenya.

Okundi lost his Rangwe seat at the last general elections to a relative newcomer in politics Martin Ogindo who is the current sitting Mp.

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