Raila allies pay heavy price as Kisumu’s rebirth takes shape

Works at the Kisumu Port that is undergoing a major face-lift. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The rebirth of Kisumu is coming at heavy cost than was anticipated, with politicians allied to ODM leader Raila Odinga paying the price and thousands losing livelihoods.

Former Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo, Kisumu Senator Fred Outa, Raila’s elder brother Oburu Oginga and a prominent Nairobi businessman William Osewe are among those who lost businesses and plots running into millions of shillings as Kenya Railways moved to demolish business premises and recover houses and land.