Governor Orengo's remarks attract condemnation from Nyanza UDA officials

Ruling party United Democratic Alliance (UDA) officials from the Nyanza region have condemned Siaya Governor James Orengo over remarks he made regarding them.

Orengo has been quoted in the recent past saying that no UDA party officials will be allowed to speak in public events he attends.

Homa Bay UDA party chairman Kennedy Obuya said the utterances by Orengo border on incitement and intolerance and should not be allowed.

Obuya said Orengo and his ilk are making such statements to provoke government institutions into taking action, then seek political sympathy from the Luo Nyanza region and incite the public against UDA.

Speaking on behalf of Migori, Siaya and Kisumu UDA officials, Obuya said ODM is threatened by the UDA popularity in the region, thus resorting to dirty tactics.

Obuya, however, maintained that they will remain steadfast and continue with the ongoing registration of party members across the country.

Ugenya MP David Ochieng and former Rarieda MP Nicholas Gumbo, both allied to UDA, were recently ejected from a burial in Siaya county attended by Orengo and Raila Odinga, the ODM party leader.