This is yet again a litmus test for the party's internal democracy that has been mocked over by none other than Jubilee stalwarts. At one point I thought ODM should've avoided this 'bad light paint' by pooling enough resources, human & material, to conduct nationwide primaries in a single day. But with their primaries running into weeks, the media is not about to lack 'juicy headlines', and in Kenya juicy headlines are not always the best.
Interestingly, out of the 4 constituencies of Nyamira County, this battle has attracted heavyweights from only one constituency, West Mugirango; with one lightweight a Dr. Kumenda drawn from Kitutu Masaba Constituency.