Writes Leo Odera Omolo In Kisumu City.

The political mood inside Luo-Nyanza after yesterday’s swearing in of President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and his deputy William Samoe Ruto is all soberly and the residents of this region have said they are willing to cooperate fully and work with new Kenyatta administrati9on for the better future.

Contrary to the beliefs in certain quarters that the chaos which had erupted last week following the Supreme court’s verdict on electi9n petition filed by the CORD leader Raila Odinga would erupt again.

But no ugly incident was reported in any parts of the Luo-Nyanza as Kenyans celebrated the colorful swearing-in ceremony at the Ksarani Sports ground in Nairobi

Some motorists, particularly matatus which are usually plying the Eldoret Kisumu and Kericho Kisumu roads kept out of business for the better part of yesterday morning fearing that youths would set illegal road blocks and lit bonfire on the roads.

This caused a lot of difficulties for passengers travelling the same distances would set illegal road block sand lit bonfires as they did last week that provoked the two day running battles between them and the police.Two people died from the police gun-shot wounds, scores were arrested and 24 others were hospitalized.

The popular issues, however, is that President Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto and their closest advisers should be given free hand and breathing space to select the new cabinet team of youthful technocrats with unstained names

All the political deadwoods and old and tired politicians whose performance in the past regimes were riddled with the mega financial scandals should retire honorably and go home.

Across section of those interviewed by this write within Kisumu City and its environs have supported the views expressed by Kiambu governor William Kabogo that those who had lost the elections on March 4, 2013 should be excluded from the cabinet after their rejections by the voters.

Govern9or Kabogo had mentioned the names of Charity Ngilu, Najib Balala,ChirauAli Mwakwere,and Naomi Shaban.

But also the persons the residents of Nyanza be excluded from the cabinet included the former Minister for Foreign Affairs Prof. Sam Ongeri, Raphael Tuju and Omingo Magara, Otieno Kajwang’of Anyang’ Nyong’o.Charity Ngilu’s yesterday speech at the State House did not go down well and was not well received by the residents of this city who argued that despite being a partner in the jubilee alliance an election loser like Ngilu should not beall9owedtoaddress Kenyans n an important state functi0n.She is a political reject and should stop pestering Kenyatta and Ruto for cabinet appointment

Appointment together with other election loser would amount t an insult to Kenyans.The new cabinet should be free of political turn-coats, party hoppers and political chameleons.

Meanwhile the news making the round in Kisumu and its environs is that prominent Luo leaders and members of the Luo Council of elders are currently conducting the behind the scene meetings while plotting and strategizing or plans to have the community send a very powerful delegation to President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto in the near future on a mission dabbed as “To pledge the community’s unswerving loyalty to the new government.”.

The community had voted form President Kenyatta arch-rival Raila Odinga during the recently concluded general election. Although their presidential candidate had lost the election to Kenyatta, thr community did not want to live in isolation, but wouldliket9pulltheir strength and resources together wit other Kenyatta in the real task of nation building, “said one the elders in Kisumu who is part of the team, but who requested for his identtytobeke0tmsecret for the time being.

‘Ker” Meshack Riaga Ogalo, the de facto chairman of the Luo Council of Elders is said to have already blessed the plan for the community to warming itself up to President Kenyatta and, the new government.

Ker Riaga Ogalo could not be reached for his immediate comment over the issue.

Another rumor making the round in Kisumu City and its environs is that the youthful MP for,Kisumu Town Central Ken Obura has accepted to stand down and resign his parliamentary seat in order to facilitate the entry into parliament by the CORD leader Raila Odinga.The deal is said to have been concluded and its in its advanced stage.

Hon Obura who hails from Kabonyo area of West Kano has the blood relations with Mr.Odinga his mother hails from Bondo not far away from Raila’s rural home.When his father the late Obura MaugoTipo a former civic leader in the defunct Kisumu County Council, the young Obura moved out of Kano plains and established a home for his mother in Bondo among their uncles.

Obura could not be reached immediately to confirm or deny the rumor..