ODM’s Kisa East MCA candidate rejects nomination, defects to DAP-K

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has suffered a minor setback after its candidate for the Kisa East ward seat, Abraham Isaiah Ayaya, declined the party’s nomination and instead opted to align himself with the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) ahead of the November 27 by-elections.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Ayaya explained that ODM issued him with the nomination certificate on September 1, 2025, before he had made a logical conclusion over the matter. 

Ayaya stated that by that time, his name had already been forwarded to DAP-K party where he's registered as a lifelong member.

"Subsequently, I hereby respectfully decline the nomination certificate issued to me and dated September 1, 2025, and the name is hereby returned," he stated in the statement.

Barely 24 hours earlier, ODM had announced Ayaya's candidacy for the Kisa East ward seat, revoking the nomination of Thomas Eshuya Oyolo in the process.

The seat fell vacant after the former MCA Stephen Maloba was stabbed to death at a political event in 2023 organised by Khwisero MP Christopher Aseka at Munjiti village.

Two years later, calls mount for the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to expedite investigations into the politician's murder.