Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma has officially dropped his deputy Ruth Odinga as his running mate and replaced her with a trade unionist Ephraim Kananga.
Mr Ranguma opted for Mr Kananga, who hails from Nyakach Sub County.
ODM candidate Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o, whose running mate is Dr Mathews Owili, also comes from the same area.
The choice of a running mate from Nyakach by Mr Ranguma and Prof Nyong’o shows how critical and important the clan and Sub County is in the Kisumu governorship contest.
The scramble for Nyakach, according to analysts, is because there is no strong contender for the governor’s seat from the area.
Nyakach remains one of the most populous in the county and therefore best placed to produce the swing vote.
In the last arrangements in 2013, the region never benefitted from any seat in the county.
Kano clan produced the current governor Jack Ranguma and the Woman Representative Rose Nyamunga,
The Seme clan, on the other hand, clinched the senatorial seat through Prof Nyong’o as well as the Speaker’s seat held by Anne Adul.
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