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Wanga allies plot Magwanga ouster for defying party during mini-poll

By James Omoro | 6d ago
Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and her deputy Oyugi Magwanga in a past event. (James Omoro, Standard)

A row is brewing between Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and her deputy, Oyugi Magwanga, following Magwanga’s decision to openly oppose ODM’s MP-elect, Boyd Were.

Magwanga staged an anti-Boyd campaign in Kasipul and threw his weight behind independent candidate Phillip Aroko. Were won Thursday’s by-election with 16,819 votes against Aroko’s 8,476.

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