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Oburu Odinga to vie for Bondo parliamentary seat

MPs Gideon Ochanda (Bondo) and Oburu Oginga (nominated) during the burial of Barrack Odinge Odera in Siaya County on Saturday. [PHOTO: ISAIAH GWENGI/STANDARD]

After months of speculation, nominated MP Oburu Oginga has declared that he will contest the Bondo parliamentary seat in 2017.

Last year, his supporters warned his critics to write him off at their own peril. They said those claiming that Mr Oburu was too old to run for a political seat should look at his development record.

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