Women leaders in race to claim stake in Nyanza politics

Anne Omodho Anyanga, wife of Nyatike MP Edick Anyanga wants to unseat current governor Okoth Obado, and other men interested in the seat.

Women politicians in Nyanza are sending shivers down the spines of their male counterparts as they seek elective posts next year.

Since the days of Grace Onyango, who was the first woman to be elected MP in Kenya, former assistant minister Grace Ogot and former Karachuonyo MP Phoebe Asiyo, the region's political landscape has been largely dominated by men.