High-stakes as 11 candidates vie to replace Wandayi in Ugunja

With less than a week to the November 27 Ugunja Parliamentary by-election, the race has narrowed into a high-stakes contest driven by competing development promises, shifting political alliances and the recent flare-up of violence on the campaign trail.

Eleven candidates have been cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), but the battle is increasingly shaping into a contest between Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) nominee Moses Omondi and several emerging challengers who are promising a break from traditional politics.