Saturday 19 January 2013

[wanabidii] REVOLT AGAINST RAILA IN NYANZA

Oh yes George.
 
Its some people who wants to ride on the party factor and party leader that are a problem.They do not want to face the dreaded elector.
 
Recently ,the Star magazine reported that a Council of elders petitioned Uhuru to let them make their choice for governor who will be with them daily .They promised to vote whoever get the TNA ticket as he will need mps,ward reps and senators - hopefully,i dog will find space here too.
 
Now this elders were not against Uhuru,but wanted to make their own choice.
 
And the Central wazees also said that during the elections day,there should be no sex,and no alcohol.
 
Are they against sex and alcohol!
 
Evans MACHERA

From: GEORGE ONYANGO <geogias@yahoo.com>
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Kuria, I dont think there is a revolt against Raila in Nyanza. Just like in Central where big names lost does not mean that there was a revolt against Uhuru. People were just excercising there rights. Even in your house, you will find those who dont agree with you and it does not mean revolting against you. Now, what happened in some parts of  Luo Nyanza was all wrong. You cannot go to an election where clerks are waylaid, ballot papers are destroyed by the same people who are supposed to hold elections. Do you go about blaming Raila for all the mess in Nyanza because some people decided to run away with ballot papers? It seems everything happening in Kenya must be Raila's fault. Poor RAO.
 
George
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Omwenga Wacha spinning this one too much. It is simple, the mood has changed and Rao can redeem himself by asking his brother to step aside even if "he won". Problem is that his supporters are upset and already convinced that rigging took place. There were chaos elsewhere but I think the mother of all chaos was and is still in ODM. I have just learned that there were no elections in 3 Counties in Nyanza-Kisumu, Homa Bay and I think Migori(?). How do they handle the issue when folks are hearing that some gnus were per-sellected? Even my dear Ruth O is demanding that Nyongo must leave. See this article in your esteemed paper-The Star

REVOLT AGAINST RAILA IN NYANZA

Saturday, January 19, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY WALTER MENYA
VOTERS in Nyanza have revolted against Prime Minister Raila Odinga by rejecting most of his allies in the ODM nominations.
Nyanza has been a stronghold of Odingaism since independence when Jaramogi Oginga Odinga was listened to religiously.
Raila's word still carries weight but now virtually all Luo Nyanza MPs have been voted out except for James Orengo, Dalmas Otieno and John Pesa.
The Odinga family also took a beating with Raila's sister being rejected and his brother apparently struggling.
Raila's cousin Jakoyo Midiwo, ODM chief whip in the last Parliament, apparently lost earlier in the day but managed to force a recount in Gem constituency.
Historically association with Raila was a virtual guarantee for the party ticket and an easy election.
Raila's elder brother Dr Oburu Oginga was apparently a major casualty.
As the Star went to press last night, Oburu was teetering towards defeat by newcomer William Oduol for the Siaya governor seat. Oduol had opened an unassailable lead of 16,980 votes to Oburu's 3,866 while the third placed Otieno Okanja had just 211.
But it was then announced on media that Oburu had won the ticket with 62,232 against Oduol's 35,198. Called for confirmation, ODM election chairman Franklin Bett said no results were yet final.
"I will respect the people's will and will work with whoever is elected," said Raila yesterday morning.
In Kisumu County, Raila's sister Ruth Odinga was floored by Jack Ranguma, a former Kenya Revenue Authority official, in the confused nominations.
Ruth and aspirant Omollo Owino later condemned the nomination exercise as a sham. She accused ODM headquarters of stage-managing the nomination on behalf of Ranguma.
The Odinga family has dominated Nyanza politics for years. Raila's father wielded immense influence there until his death in 1994 and anyone who opposed him was branded a traitor and 'punished' by the voters.
His son Raila inherited Jaramogi's mantle and has since then exercised considerable influence on who gets elected.
Until these nominations, it was only in 1997 that Ford Kenya's James Orengo, MP for Ugenya, and Joe Donde, MP for Gem, went against the NDP wave but still managed to triumph in the polls.
That year Raila was the NDP presidential candidate and emerged third behind President Moi and then opposition leader Mwai Kibaki of DP.
But they were not lucky a second time lucky in 2002. Narc swept the region as Kenyans voted out the KANU regime. Orengo was defeated by his late brother-in-law Stephen Ondiek and only made a comeback in 2007 after swallowing his pride and rejoining Raila's ODM.
Aggrey Mwamu, a Kisumu-based lawyer, yesterday denied that the people were challenging Raila.
"It is not about Odingaism but about the people realizing their rights under the new constitution and the need for change. They are voting against the conduct of the MPs which has been very poor," said Mwamu.
According to Mwamu, the former MPs had mismanaged the Constituency Development Funds and failed to initiate development projects.
The cousin of former Mbita MP Otieno Kajwang narrowly escaped death narrowly. Angry voters attacked him claiming that he was marking ballot papers in favour of the Immigration minister who is seeking the ODM ticket for the Senate.
The revolt in Gem constituency saw Midiwo beaten by another newcomer Elisha Odhiambo who was leading with 12,124 votes to Midiwo's 7,109.
Last night returning officers had reportedly nullified the primaries in Gem and Alego-Usonga constituencies after chaos broke out amid claims of irregularities.
Other former MPs who were defeated were Martin Ogindo in Homa Bay; Edick Anyanga; and Nyakach MP Pollyns Ochieng who lost to Aduma Owuor by 12,562 to 6,241.
ODM Secretary General Anyang' Nyong'o was also hanging on precariously in the race for the Kisumu senate seat nomination.
Former Kisumu Town West MP Olago Aluoch was running for the ODM ticket against Rozah Buyu. There was controversy as election materials went missing and prevented voting.
Former Karachuonyo MP James Rege's lead is still being contested by his challengers Adipo Okuome, Dr Ofafa Alfred and Tom Dola.
Public Service Minister Dalmas Otieno managed to trounce his opponents.
In Ugenya, Steve Mwanga, Orange House's favourite and part of Oburu's line-up, could only manage fifth position against newcomer David Ouma. The returning officer declined to declare the results as tension rose in the constituency previously represented by Orengo.
Orengo's former personal assistant, Tom Nduku, also fared badly, managing only a third position behind James Opiyo Wandayi and Joseph Aluru in the newly-created Ugunja constituency.
On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Samuel Omwenga <somwenga@gmail.com> wrote:
 
I earlier blogged in Dr. Oburu To Be Confirmed As Candidate For Siaya County about Oburu Odinga being confirmed as ODM candidate for governor, based on information received from a reliable source. In that blog I stated the source told me he/sh is confident there was no rigging in the nomination process and that Bett postponing formal confirmation of who won is in tandem with ODM procedures that should not be interpreted to mean there was any irregularity in the voting.
A different and more reliable source (yes, even in reliable sources there are different layers of reliability from impeccable to less reliable, the latter being those you always have to watch for being spinned or used for their own individual needs:-)--anyway, the more reliable source tells me there is reason to believe the Siaya poll was not a text book exercise and the big wigs of the Cord coalition are even as I pen this blog discussing the Siaya poll and will decide the best way forward.
I mentioned to my friend and source for this update I'll later on this evening attend an Obama pre-inauguration event what should I tell some of my friends I am to meet there if they ask me what's going on with Siaya, he/she with an assuring tone told me to tell them "not to worry; everything is going to be fine."
This source is as reliable as any can be short of hearing from the horse's mouth so I must say that's the case.
My take on this: ODM victory is at hand please let no one among you mess it up; much as there is no one single person is more important than country, no one single person is more important than the coalition, including the flag-bearer who has simply been given the nod to lead the coalition of the willing much as he will be given the nod to lead the country of both the willing and unwilling.
The unwilling in the country have no choice once Raila is sworn as our duly elected president but we can't afford to have the unwilling or disgruntled in Cord neither is it wise to create conditions under which they sprout.
The latter can easily be avoided altogether by doing the right thing.
It's that simple.
Peace, Unity and Truth
Omwenga
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