Raila kin, allies sent home in hotly contested polls

Nominated MP Oburu Odinga and Siaya Deputy Governor Ouma Onyango at a Nairobi hotel. Oburu has threatened to sue Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo for damages during the ODM parties primaries. [Willis Awandu, Standard]

NASA leader Raila Odinga’s elder brother Oburu Odinga, his cousin Jakoyo Midiwo and Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma are among the big shots who have lost their bid to defend their seats after the ODM party upheld victories of their rivals.

Oburu and Jakoyo’s fate was sealed yesterday after the National Elections Board (NEB) declared Gideon Ochanda and Elisha Otieno Ochieng as the party nominees for Bondo and Gem constituencies respectively.