New parties lay claim to Nyanza vote

CORD leader Raila Odinga addresses a crowd gathering at Kirembe grounds in Kisumu. (Photo: Denish Ochieng'/Standard)

The emergence of smaller political parties is giving ODM strategists sleepless nights as the key opposition outfit nears what may be a make-or-break nominations stage.

Newly-registered parties, including Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto’s Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM), have pitched tent in ODM strongholds of Nyanza and are secretly registering aspirants before the Orange party conducts its nominations.