ODM leader Raila Odinga is facing an acid test in his own turf which he has reigned politically for decades.
Even though his ODM party stamped its authority on Nyanza politics in 2017 after scooping majority of the seats, the aftermath of that win may shake up Nyanza politics amid emerging pockets of rebellion.
Right now, Raila’s biggest headache is Migori Governor Okoth Obado who has openly opposed the party’s move to nominate former MP Ochillo Ayacko as its candidate in the upcoming senatorial race.
With a showdown between ODM and the Obado faction looming, will Raila’s party suffer a shock loss?
Then there is former Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno. A likely candidate in the Migori senatorial race, the former Cabinet Minister is a political heavyweight in Nyanza.
Is he the man to dim ODM’s hopes of recapturing the seat? And if he wins, his victory may send a different message to Luo Nyanza politics.
With the battle for Homa Bay very far from over, former Kasipul MP Oyugi Magwanga is becoming ODM’s bogeyman in the county.
So far, the future of Governor Cyprian Awiti is in the hands of the Supreme Court judges. Should the apex Court uphold the previous rulings that nullified Awiti’s win, then Magwanga’s dream to lead the county may have been given a major boost.
For Raila, his party may surrender the seat. Just like that.
In Siaya County, the battle for Ugenya rests in the hands of the Appellate Court judges. Will former MP David Ochieng’ pull a shocker to edge out incumbent Chris Karan?