NASA faces new headache in battle for Western seats

Kakamega county governor Wycliffe Oparanya addresses residents of Shianda residents in Mumias East in Kkamega county on May 26, 2017. Oparanya was a campaign trail heading to other function at Lunza in Butere. BY BENJAMIN SAKWA

As the National Super Alliance (NASA) team toured Kakamega County yesterday in a vote-hunting mission, the coalition’s affiliate parties face a fresh battle among themselves for county seats in their Western region stronghold.

The challenge stems from NASA presidential flag-bearer Raila Odinga’s recent campaign that voters in the populous Kakamega County vote six-piece, meaning all candidates for the County Assembly, Woman Representative, National Assembly, Senate, Governor and President be picked from his ODM party.