A 2013 pre-election pact, ethnic prejudice and unhappy ODM branch officials are likely to determine the outcome of the Homa Bay senatorial by-election.
The pre-election memorandum of understanding (MoU) is said to be the reason Moses Kajwang, brother of the late senator Otieno Kajwang, was given the ODM ticket. In the pact, county leaders agreed to share top elective positions among Homa Bay‘s three key regions.