Kisumu Senator Anyang' Nyong'o [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]

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Kisumu Senator Anyang' Nyong'o is the legitimate ODM candidate to fly the party's gubernatorial flag in Kisumu county.

This is after the political parties tribunal dismissed an appeal by incumbent Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma in which he lamented foul-play by Nyong'o in the primaries.

Headed by Kyalo Mbobu, the tribunal ruled that the petitioners John Oketch Ongere and Hezron Opiyo failed to first go through ODM's internal dispute resolution procedures before filing their petition before the tribunal.

Ranguma was represented in the petition by senior counsel James Mwamu and Isaiah Munje while Victor Obondi and Julie Soweto represented Nyong'o.

The party was represented by lawyer Anthony Oluoch.

Earlier, the ODM elections board had declared Nyong'o the winner after the national appeals tribunal nullified nomination certificates handed to Ranguma and Nyong'o.

Kisumu's ODM nominations were thrown into disarray after both Ranguma and Nyong’o separately received winner certificates from different returning officers.