Ruto and Raila efforts to pacify Nyanza on course, but questions looms

President William Ruto and Raila Odinga during the commissioning of phase 1 of Makasembo Housing Project. [Michael Mute, Standard]

A wave of political change is sweeping through Nyanza, reshaping the region’s political dynamics and reuniting old foes into one political camp as the region’s dalliance with President William Ruto continues to deepen.

It is a political realignment that has pacified Nyanza, calmed the long-teething problem of sibling rivalries, silenced ODM leader Raila Odinga’s critics from his backyard, and ushered in multibillion government projects to the region.