News Analysis By Leo Odera Omolo In Migori Town.
The forthcoming general election could produce the shocking and surprise results for some of the parliamentary hopefuls in some of the electoral constituencies.
There Are clear indications on the ground that the four MPs who inckluded Dalmas Otieno [Rongo}{ John Pesa{Migori} Edick Omondi Anyanga {Nyatike} and Cyprian Ojwang’Omolo would be much comfortable in the defence for their seats due to varied reasons.
The Migori County has received two extra additional parliamentary seats, which were created by the IEBC and endorsed by an act of Parliament. The new electoral areas included Awendo which was curved out of the old Rongo and Migori West which was curved out of the old Migori constituency.
The two Migori constituencies will now share the voters in the vote rich Migori town in two halves.
The new parliamentary boundary alignment has placed the incumbent John Pesa virtually in Migori East.
Pesa will now face it off with the frmer Migori MP Charles Oyugi Owino {Jalikowa}, a Nairobi businessman Peter Jobando, One Ogutu and other. appeared to be comfortable in his effort to retain the seat. He has a very attractive track record of fair and equitable disbursement of the CDF and other government revolving fund meant for the development of Migori constituency and is expected to sail through with a lot of easiness.
In the neighboring URIRI Constituency, the incumbent MP is the colorless Cyprian Ojwang’ Omolo the man who never made his maiden speech in the 10th parliament, perhaps due to humble primary school academic background.
Ojwang’ Omolo, however, might escape the wrath of the voters and return to parliament due to lack of any credible and effective opponent at the constituency level.
He is facing no serious challengers among the from half dozen of aspirants vying for the seat.
His strongest challenger is Eng Kobado a former Principal, of the Railways Training School who hails from Kanyamkago Central and is considered as an indigent. Another rival who is posing threat to Cyprian Omolo is Dr.Ongwara, who reuns a medic training school in Kisumu. Dr Ongwara, however, is considered as an outsider.He is an immigrant from Karachuonyo, only recently settled in the area ,and lacked the clans’ backing in Uiriri. He is also being accused of associating himself with political goons. He is always in the company of drunken political hecklers.
Another aspirant vying for Uriri seat is a Nairobi based accountant by profession John Boby Awiti-Otange. But the candidate seemed to be much of urbanized character, though highly intelligent and enlightened, his candidature has yet to pick up and attract large following.
Another Mombasa based business tycoon Paul Odhiambo is also in the race, but he is being accused of feeding rowdy youths with Chang’aa. He too has yet to make any impact in the constituency. He has yet to make an impact and developed sufficient following, though he is relying on his d
All the indications are that Cyprian Ojwang’ Omolo could easily retain his seat due to lack of any credible and strong challenge.dominant Kawere sub-clan of the Jo-Kanyamkago group.
IN the neighboring Awendo constituency which is also new and was curved out of the old Rongo, six aspirants will battle it out. They included the former senior KRA official Jude Ayieko, Seth Okoth, Fred Kopiyo the former Principal og \gasmba High School, Eric Oyoo an executive with an NGO in Mombasa, John Walter Sirawa, the manager of Gillies Security Company, Dr Abwao, and Joseph Owuor, the current Personal Assistant to |Dalmas Otieno, the Minister for Public Service and others.
Awendo constituency politics are based on Sugar Cane and tobacco farming. The agriculturally rich area has the potential of becoming the hubs of food production in the region.However, farmers tend to lay great emphasize in cane farming for quick return of money
In Rongo it is yet to be made clear whether the incumbent Dalmas Otieno is gong to defend his seat or not, but there are a large number of aspirants vying for the same seat. They included Eng.Phillip Odero Makabong’o, Mr Abuor Ojwando and others.
Reports emerging from Nyatike constituency says the incumbednt Edick Omodi Anyanga, could easily retain his seat wing to his attractive track of development and lack of the resourceful opponent.
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