From: Judy Miriga
Maurice,
Following what Okinda and others have commented, we look forward that you charge directly on the ODM Officials in defense of Mrs. Elizabeth Owino. She truely and rightly won fairly and squarely ……. and let her not be intimidated and robbed off her victory…….
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
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— On Wed, 7/13/11, jt okinda wrote:
I happen to come from siaya and know both the outgoing council chairman and mama Elizabeth. It was a big shame for those of us who profess democracy and are national officials of odm for our party to be associated with such filth! As I have said before, it is the right of the voter to vote for a man/woman of his/her choice no matter the preference of some of us. Voters always have second chances if they vote in a wrong person. What happened in Siaya is of criminal nature. I called the D.C. and expressed the same sentiments that those who broke the law be taken to court without any further delay. Mama Elizabeth is a respected grandmother to be subjected to barbaric action by those who have no respect for free choice. I condemned it in the strongest terms possible.
I demand that ODM leadership come out and state their position on violence against women. It is not time to be indifference when our party members are culprits on matters of violence! It is such image that I intend to erase from ODM once elected party secretary general.
OKINDA JT
From: maurice oduor
Nyamodi,
Give me a brief synopsis of what happened.
From: okil@ . . .
Maurice,
I feel what needs to happen is for party h/q to put their foot down and give the lady a chance, which she deserves! Your MP, Jim Orengo, can be of assistance if you can reach him!
Regards.
Nyamodi Ochieng-Nyamogo.
From: “maurice oduor”
Nyamodi,
Is there anything we can do to ensure a fair result? May be the people on the ground can tell us what kind of help they need. Is it possible to get the contacts of the people on the ground?
Courage
From: Nyamodi Ochieng Nyamogo
Maurice,
I was on the phone, yesterday, with Councillor Oriaro, of Boro West Ward, and i gathered that this was the answer, by the sitting County Council Chairman Aggrey Oduor Onyango and his goons, to his being defeated to the Chair by a lady Councillor from Ugenya! Beats crude sense how we wind up with chaps like that as Chairmen of our civic bodies! Also speaks volumes as to how ready, and willing, we are to embrace the new Constitutional dispensation with respect to women empowerment!!!
Regards.
Nyamodi Ochieng-Nyamogo.