Is ODM to blame for poverty in its Nyanza region stronghold?

Opposition leader Raila Odinga conversing with Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho at a past event [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

ODM abhors diverse opinions. Good leaders  like Shem Ochuodho, Raphael Tuju, James Rege, James Orengo and even the current Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o had to stay in the political cold for a long time when they differed ideologically with their party leader.

These are leaders who had good development track records, but lost the lifeline when they had differences with the party that was dominant in Nyanza at the time; be it NDP, LDP, ODM. However good they are, if they do not toe the party line, they are targets. Sometimes they are not allowed to visit their backyards.