Scramble for Western on as elections draw closer

Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa and Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs CS Sicily Kariuki at a women's convention at Nyang'ori PAG Church in Vihiga County recently. They urged voters to give Jubilee Party another term. [Photo: Eric Lungai/Standard]

As the country heads towards elections, one of the battle grounds between the Opposition and the Government is Western Kenya.

Opinion is divided about whether the Jubilee government’s efforts to win voters in the region has borne any fruit.