Leo Odera Omolo Report from Mbita Twon,Sunday 16,2011.
IMMIGRATION and Registration of Persons Minister Gerald Otieno Kajwang” has predicted the Inevitable fall out among members of the G-7 even along before the next general election.
The Minister told a huge crowd of mourners in his Mbita constituency in Mbita district said that those who formed the G7 alliance had malice specifically mean to derail the political ambition of one Raila Odinga, but God is not in their favor.” The G7 alliance will evaporate and melt away even before the election itself is held.
His is because none of G7 members has the capacity of beating Raila Odinga I fair and clean election due to his popularity with Kenyans. As a result his would be opponents fear to challenge him and that is why they are resorting to amorphous alliances’.
Thousands of tearful mourners gave a heroic sending off the former Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Michael George Okeyo who was laid to rest in his Kaswanga village home in Rusinga West Location, Mbita district, within Homa-Bay County.
Okeyo 72 died of kidney an diabetic related ailment which been pinning him down ever since his retirement. He left behind three widows and several children most of them grown ups.
Kajwang’ who was the master of the ceremony told the mourner that Raila’s election victory the next year is due to his steadfast and total commitment reform agenda.
The Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga and his wife Mama Ida Raila were among the thousands of mourners who turned up to bade the former envoy a farewell. Other dignitaries were cabinet Minister Fred Gumo {Regional Develoment}, Prof.Anyang’ Nyong’o{Medical Services}
MPs Millie Odhiambo {Nominated},Eng. Nicholas Gumbo {Rarieda},John Mbadi{Gwassi}former Gwassi MP Zadock Syong’o, the Chairman of the ODM Board of election Eng.Phillip Okundi,an aspirant for Mbita parliamentary seat Phares Ogweno Ratego, the chairman of Luo Council of Elders Willis Opiyo Otondi,his vice chairman Ex-Senior Chief Omolo Anditi, religious leaders and civic leaders.,
Speaker after speakers heaped a lot of praise to the lat Ambassador Okeyo who they referred to as a hero on his own right and a highly valued friend of many people both the rich and the poor.
In his address the Prime Minister narrated the achievement of the coalition government giving the example of new roads network covering many parts of Nyanza Province.
The example of these roads included Homa-Bay Mbita road, which is currently under the construction, Homa-Bay- Rongo and Homa-Bay-Kendu Bay- Katito road. Other road projects include Misori Rangala, Ndori-Landa Kotieno road which now links Kisumu City to the Mbita Ferry in Rarieda.
He said the government has already signed a contract agreement with the firm which is expected to build another road network linking Mbita to Sindo-Magunga and Sori and the work is expected to commence before the of the year. This particular road will be further extended to link Sori-ad Muhuru-Bay to the southern end f Nyatike constituency.
Raila spoke about the value of women as mothers and people who contribute immensely towards the development of the country. He said anyone discriminating women does not know what he or she is doing. They should contest the party positions at all levels, and even parliamentary, senate .counties seats without discrimination of any sorts.
Mrs Ida Odinga also addressed the gathering and said a great emphasize should placed on girls education and condemned the communities which shun female education. She warned those who are marrying off their young and under aged daughter as the enemy of the development. Educated women and girls are playing vital role in shaping up the country tempo of development.
Observers and local political pundits were ,however, quick in pointing out that both Raila and his wife Ida had set the ball rolling in the campaign for Mbita seat in favor of the Nominated MP Millie Odhiambo who had earlier declared her candidature for the same seat.
Raila gave example sterling performance of Odhiambo in the 10th parliament causing prolonged laughter when he said it is Millie Odhiambo who could tame the Gichungu MP Martha Karua in her political antics in the House. She is reportedly facing a stiffest opposition by his case cousin Phares Ogweno Ratego who hail from the same Kolo village.
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