ODM Deputy Organising Secretary Rosa Buyu will contest for the County Women Rep position in 2017.

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She confirmed this on Friday at an event at Withur Secondary school in Nyando sub county.

The position is currently held by Rose Nyamunga who is eyeing for the Kisumu East parliamentary seat.

The Kisumu parliamentary seat is presently held by MP Shakeel Shabir.

"I have seen how women are underrepresented and I have been touched," Ms Buyu said.

"Women must be empowered to eradicate abuses directed towards them," she added.

Ms Buyu contested for the Kisumu West parliamentary seatin the last General Election but lost to lawyer Olago Aluoch.