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Obado ouster: Raila, Ruto battle for South Nyanza

Ruto and Raila

ODM leader Raila Odinga (left) and Deputy President William Ruto.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The stakes are just too high for regional king ODM leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto, who has been eating into his rival’s base in Migori and Kisii.
  • It is no secret that Mr Obado is a close ally of Dr Ruto, having openly come out to seek his constituents’ nod to work with him for the ‘sake of development’.
  • The 57 ward reps will have a huge say on the bearing of South Nyanza politics, especially if the unthinkable happens and Mr Obado survives.

As political temperatures continue to rise, power games in South Nyanza are about to get uglier with the expected impeachment of Migori Governor Okoth Obado.

Although ‘all politics is local’, the outcome of the vote at the county assembly tomorrow is likely to affect events at the national level. The stakes are just too high for regional king ODM leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto, who has been eating into his rival’s base in Migori and Kisii.