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Luo Nyanza leaders who work with Ruto government are not traitors

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A section of ODM 'rebel' MPs Elisha Odhiambo, Felix Odiwuor aka Jalango, Paul Aburo and Caroli Omondi after addressing the media at Parliament buildings, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The clamour for multi-party democracy in the early 1990s was hailed as the dawn of a new era, one marked by transformation, open and competitive governance founded on the principles of pluralism. It promised citizens a broad spectrum of political choices.

This transformative journey was spearheaded by numerous prominent Kenyan figures, with many Luo leaders leading the charge for multi-party democracy. Ironically, those who ardently championed multi-party democracy are yet to fully reap its benefits. For years, the Odinga-led political entities have maintained a near-monopoly on political power in Luo Nyanza until the recent resurgence of the UDA party that is shaking the status quo.

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