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Why Nyanza voters sent home almost all MCAs in primaries

Residents hold a demo along Jomo Kenyatta Highway in Kisumu City after the ODM primaries. [Michael Mute, Standard]

Constant bickering, claims of turning into praise teams for the Executive and misuse of public funds are among the reasons that saw ODM members reject majority of MCAs in Nyanza.

The biggest casualties of the primaries were ODM MCAs in Migori allied to Governor Okoth Obado who has been giving the party sleepless nights after he decamped and joined PDP Party. In Kisumu, some 20 MCAs out of 32 MCAs including Majority Leader Kenneth Onyango were sent home.

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