ODM primaries: Kisumu quartet to unveil one candidate to face Governor Nyong'o

ODM primaries: Kisumu quartet to unveil one candidate to face Governor Nyong'o

The four leaders in Kisumu County who had resolved to work as a team ahead of the coming polls have announced that they will on Friday make public their candidate who will face off with sitting Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o in the ODM party primaries.

The leaders are; Senator Fred Outa, former Governor Jack Ranguma, former East Africa Community Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Ken Obura and former County Assembly Speaker Onyango Oloo.

The four have been going around the county popularizing their bid to unseat Governor Nyong’o in the impending showdown.

Former Speaker Oloo now says that they have settled on a joint candidate who will be supported by the others to fly the team’s flag.

Speaking during a campaign rally in Nyakach sub-county on Thursdaty, Oloo said they will unveil the candidate in Kisumu town.

“For the last one or two months, we have been traversing this country with the hope of identifying, through popular consultations, on who the candidate is going to be,” he said.

“I am pleased to announce that we have identified the candidate who is going to hold our flag for the gubernatorial seat, and tomorrow within Kisumu entral, we will unveil that person who will be our gubernatorial candidate in ODM.”

Senator Outa said the team will all stand behind the candidate who will have been chosen to lead them, adding that their unity is purposed by the desire to bring a change to the county.

“We want to abandon self interest and allow the interest of the people to prevail, that is what brought us together…we have all brought down our egos,” said the Senator.

In the past, leaders allied to Governor Nyong’o, led by his deputy Mathew Owili, have maintained that they are ready to meet anyone from the team in the ballot as the county boss seeks to defend his seat.

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