By Chak Rachar
The recent announcement in Muhoroni Constituency by luo de-facto leader and Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s wife Ida Odinga that all the current MPs should brace to fight it out with their opponents and the voters verdicts will be respected by the Premier has caught most luo MPs unaware as they had hoped to thrive on the back of Raila ‘s name to ride back to parliament easily.
A group led by Nyando MP Fred Outa who are seeing defeat straight in their eyes have been trying in vain to reach the Premier under the auspice of “Odm Mashinani” in vain as Raila is said to have left firm instructions with the men in charge of his diaries that he does not want to have any single meeting with the said luo MPs whom he has constantly lamented that they are a total let down to him.
The current crop of luo MPs within the entire luo Nyanza at large and within Kisumu County in particular will be forced to go an extra mile if they are to retain most of the seats given that aspirants salivating for their respective seats are really on their heels.
“Most of these MPs can not protect Raila from outside forces who embarrasses him time and again and what is the point of always following him in luoland in nearly all funerals plus flocking around him even when he is in his privacy instead of them going to campaign for him and solicit votes outside luoland?” wondered Nyakach Parliamentary aspirant and former legal officer of Nairobi City Council Joshua Aduma Owuor alias “Ajos Jakabwana”.
The MPs are accused of many things ranging from unfulfilled pre-election promises to misuse of CDF funds and using their positions and connection to push for persecution of their perceived opponents as alleged in the case of Muhoroni Constituency in which the current area MP is accused of having pushed for the sacking of one of his opponents who was giving him sleepless nights.
1-KISUMU CENTRAL CONSTITUENCY.
This is anew constituency which was curved out of the former Kisumu Town West and East Constituencies.
The frontrunner for the seat and one man who was poised to win the seat with ease was Kisumu businessman the late Shem Onyango Kwega who was shot dead by armed gangsters in broad day light in Kisumu last month.
In his absence, youthful Kisumu businessman Abdul Omar alias “Abdul Dubai” has gained considerable ground and he is poised to win the seat as political tides, waves and goodwill are on his side.
He is thriving on goodwill of youths and women within the constituency who feels that they are indebted to them.
Then there is former hotelier Bob Madanje who is trying to send his roots within the cosmopolitan town.
Also is said to be in the race is former MP Ken Nyagudi who can not be remembered for any good thing he ever did to the constituency.
Another aspirant who is making inroads in the constituency is Ken Obura whose campaign slogan has been that he has “been sent by Raila Odinga” which has not been received well by the area voters who sees it as insults on their part.
2-KISUMU WEST CONSTITUENCY
It is also a new constituency curved out of former Kisumu West and Kisumu Rural Constituencies.
Presently the outgoing Kisumu West MP and Harvard law graduate John Olga Olago Aluoch is leading contention for the seat as he says that since he is the one who brought the constituency then he should be the one to officially take it.
He enjoys the goodwill of nearly all cadres of voters within the constituency coupled with his massive CDF investment in the new constituency.
Seems he has his one leg on his seat but he will have to battle it out with one of the leading advocates within the county Advocate Francis Wasuna as well as Roads Construction Engineer Maurice Paul Okeyo.
Then there is Rose Buyu whom believes that Olago is in parliament courtesy of her as she believes that she was robbed of victory and has been lamenting that the ODM top leadership to leaver the two of them in the ring this time.
“My worry is that I might be rigged out of ODM nominations” she lamented recently during the burial of the late Kwega and warned the party Secretary General Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o who was present that this time round she will not take it nicely.
3-KISUMU EAST CONSTITUENCY.
The seat is currently held by Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed, he is accredited with massive development within the area and well utilization of his CDF.
His major achievement was the construction and completion of Omollo Goro Bridge which had cut of voters of the larger constituency from both sides.
He is likely to retrain the seat as his development record speaks for itself.
“Shabbir is above clan politics and he has taken the constituency where it should be, his priorities the constituency according to their needs and not where his loyalists are based” said across section of his voters who were interviewed.
His major challenger is the youthful John Adero Anditi, the youthful aspirant is giving Shabbir sleepless nights as he has transversed the larger Kajulu and Kolwa areas saying its ttime for the youthful leadership.
He is a businessman with real deep pockets and he has been helping financially to all those who turn to him for financial assistance and any other form of assistance.
“My vision is with a mission ,the time for youthful leadership has come and its now” he said in an earlier interview
But he will also have to fight it out with Councilor Robert Oruko Otuge whose guerilla like political campaigns is doing him more harm than good.
Then there is Engineer Job Ndege who has also made inroads within the constituency and is gaining popularity day by day,
Another aspirant is the Chief Executive Officer of Big Pictures Richard Ogendo who’s well oiled campaigns might slightly shake Shabbir as he seems to have deep pocket; he has transverse the constituency giving youths identity cards in readiness for his election, whether those will be converted into his vote’s remains to be seen.
Leading Kisumu Advocate David Otieno Njer is also said to be salivating for the seat but could not confirm nor deny if he will be contesting.
4-SEME CONSTITUENCY
It’s also a new constituency which was curved out of the larger Kisumu Rural Constituency which is presently defunct.
The outgoing MP is Medical Services Minister and ODM Secretary General Anyang’ Nyong’o who has opted to go for the Senatorial seat.
Nothing good can be said about his management of the CDF fund but its said to be dismal and worth not writing about.
Victor Nyagaya who is Nyong’os Personal Assistant is a leading contestant for the seat and is said to have a higher chance of being the first area MP.
“To be sincere,Nyagaya is leading the pack for those eyeing the seat and it will be amiracle if he faile to clinch the seat, we are doing the much we can so that he wins” says one of his leading strategists Cllr.Ogut Awalla saying Nyagaya can be trusted as he has a lot of experience in the area’s politics given that he has all along worked hand in hand with Nyong’o.
Another contestant for the seat is former Permanent Secretary James Nyikal, he is also on the ground campaigning likewise to Edward Omol who many say started early ad he seems to have lost steam.
“He started well but all of a sudden he has gone quiet which has left us wondering if truly he is still in the race” most of the area voters argues.
5-NYAKACH CONSTITUENCY.
The current MP is Pollins Ochieng’ Daima and he has made it clear that he is defending the seat,
He says that he is worth being re-elected given of what he has done in the constituency but his opponents think his useful as the area MP is long gone.
His fierce opponent who is presently giving him sleepless night is former Nairobi City Council Legal Officer Joshua Aduma Owuor “Ajos Jakabwana”who says his dumbness in parliament is doing more harm than good to the people of Nyakach in particular.
“I sacrificed my well paying job because the people of Nyakach asked me to represent them in parliament as they say I am the one who can give the constituency a turn around it presently needs most” Aduma added.
Then there is Erick Okeyo a security Consultant who also says that he is ripe to represent Nyakach people due to his youthful age.
The likes of Bob Ndolo and Adda Kodera seemed to have opted out of the race or vanished into thin air with many saying their pockets can not sustain the current political campaigns as they are said to be in deep financial crisis.
6-NYANDO CONSTITUENCY.
This is the constituency where the current MP Fred Outa ought to have known that he has lost the trust and confidence his constituents gave him.
He is one MP who has always been permanently out of order in parliament ever since he was elected in parliament.
His CDF record is really wanting and he is destined to jail should the area voters decides so.
His agitation for the construction of Prisons within the constituency arguing that the said facility will be used to house “begging youths” within his constituency whom if not given usually insults him.
The construction of the Prison facility has since been stopped by the Ministry concerned.
He has two fierce opponents led by former Lamu Cler Lumumba Ouya Thomas “Kalausi” and former East Africa Legislative Assembly MP Clarkson Otieno Karan “Ja Migingo”.
Ouya says he is totally against the Prisons facility construction sentiment shared by Karan.
The MP is accused of having exploited rice farmers and doing little for them while he was their MP.
“He has been all along insulting we voters as beggars and sluggard lunatics, does he think we are to forget his insults this soon?”Wondered some of his voters.
Both Karan and Ouya are financially able and can sustain their campaigns against Outa.
Many within the constituency say the duo should agree on one of them to face Outa proper.
7-MUHORONI CONSTITUENCY
The sugar cane growing area is presently being represented in parliament by the shrill voiced Education Assistant Minister Prof.Ayiecho Olweny,.
His key opponent presently is James Onyango Koyoo “Owadgi Ojukaa” whose deep pockets is giving Ayiecho sleepless nights.
He accuses Ayiecho of turning ther area CDF fund as “Committee Developing his Friends” and says he has totally let the Muhoroni people down.
“We thought as a Professor we will head someone with him but he has totally failed us and any inquiry you make in regard to CDF is met with abusive words from him, we must elect K’oyoo to teach him a lesson” across section of the area residents vowed.
Other aspirants are Agwenge Mbeche who brags of always Raila sleeping in his house anytime Raila was in the US.
There is also Engineer Ochieng’ Ayiemba as well as former military man Barack Opiyo.
The battle here will be between K‘oyoo and Ayiecho.
ENDS