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Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga's cry song to CORD leader Raila Odinga excites county politics

Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga. Mr Rasanga told CORD leader Raila Odinga and an amused crowd that some people, including Rarieda MP and his foremost critic Nicholas Gumbo, were after his seat. (PHOTO: FILE/ STANDARD)

He made it sound like a song. But it was a cry for help.

“Baba, jomoko chanda! Baba, Jo Rarieda chanda (Baba, some people are disturbing me! Baba, the people of Rarieda are disturbing me),” he cried out in a message meant for Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga.

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