Anxiety in Nyanza as region waits for presidential results

Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga casts his vote at Kibra in Nairobi on August 9, 2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

It was a see-saw of hope and anxiety in most of Nyanza as the long agonizing wait for the country's next president began and presidential results started streaming in. The ever-changing results of the presidential candidates left many between despair and confidence.

In fact, the interest in the presidential race has overshadowed the race for other seats in Tuesday's political contest. This came as the vote tallying process started off on a slow pace with only a handful of polling stations completing the exercise.