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Leaders put region ‘under lock and key’ as 2022 battle looms

By John Oywa and Stanley Ongwae | Jan. 12, 2020

**ODM leader Raila Odinga addresses a gathering at Gusii stadium on Friday during the Nyanza BBI summit.** [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The decades-old voting patterns in Nyanza could change ahead of the 2022 elections after communities in the region brokered a unity pact that could see them vote as a bloc in the coming elections.

A surprise dalliance between ODM leader Raila Odinga and Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has left tongues wagging, with speculations that the two want to put Nyanza under lock and key and keep out Deputy President William Ruto who seems determined to get votes from the region.

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