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It was another ODM rally in Homa Bay County and local leaders as well as supporters were eagerly waiting for party leader Raila Odinga address them. However, violence broke out as supporters of Governor Cyprian Awiti and Kasipul-Kabondo MP Oyugi Magwanga fought. Things took an uglier twist when Homabay Town MP Opondo Kaluma and Washington Ogaga, who is seeking to unseat Mr. Kaluma, wrestled on the dias. It took Raila's intervention to calm the situation before addressing the crowd that had gathered at Homa Bay Stadium. (PHOTOS: JACOB AWITI/STANDARD)
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