Senate contest kicks off after Ayacko’s no to Uhuru job offer

Former Rongo Mp Ochillo Ayacko addressing the press in a past event at a Nairobi hotel. [File, Standard]

The decision by former Energy Minister Ochillo Ayacko to decline an ambassadorial appointment has in earnest kicked off the race to fill the vacant Migori Senate seat.

Senator Ben Oluoch Okello was laid to rest last week and his seat is yet to be officially declared vacant by the Senate Speaker, but jostling has already started for his replacement.