Tom Ojienda, Ruth Odinga Win Tickets In Kisumu ODM Primaries

Prof. Tom Ojienda will contest for senate on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ticket in Kisumu after winning the party primaries held on Tuesday.

Prof. Ojienda garnered 39,336 votes, beating his closest challenger, Rose Nyamunga, who got 18,319 votes.

Woman rep hopeful Ruth Odinga meanwhile clinched the ODM ticket after emerging with 23,665 votes, ahead of Rose Omondi who got 13,685 votes.

Likewise, MP aspirants who shall be seeking seats under the Raila Odinga-led party’s tickets in the county are Kisumu central constituency’s Dr. Joshua Oron who got 6842 votes, Nicholas Oricho of Kisumu East (4535), Nyakach’s Aduma Owuor (3893) and James Onyango Koyoo of Muhoroni (4042).

Across the various constituencies, the aspirants seeking MCA seats performed as follows:

Kisumu Central:

Kondele ward – Oketch Joachim (891)

Market Milimani ward – Seth Ochieng Kanga (1229)

Migosi ward – Pamela Awuor Ayoo (1214)

Nyalenda B ward – James Oyugi Were (706)

Railways ward – Samuel Onyango Omollo (756)

Shauri Moyo Kaloleni – Caren Ajwang Onyango (950)

Kisumu East:

Kajulu Ward – Benson Adega (770)

Kolwa Central – Kelvin Odhiambo Okoth (576)

Kolwa East – Reuben Okoth Rakwach (892)

Manyatta A ward – Nereah Akoth Okombo (575)

Nyalenda A ward – Ratab Ahmed Boitone (503)

Kisumu West:

Central Kisumu – Zacharia Okoyo (513)

Kisumu North – Samuel Dedeh (845)

North West ward – Vincent Jagongo (1439)

South West Kisumu – Jennifer Obonyo (1245)

West Kisumu ward – Kennedy Odhiambo Ouko (820)

Muhoroni:

Chemelil ward – Frederick Ochieng (517)

Masogo – Nyangoma Habil Nyasuna (659)

Miwani ward – Warindo Geoffrey (793)

Muhoroni Koru ward – Vitalis Oliewo (649)

Ombeyi ward – Tom Onditi (903)

Nyakach:

Central Nyakach ward – Vincent Obuya (1898)

North Nyakach ward – Tom Odhiambo Nyaoke (887)

South East Nyakach – Patrick Lumumba (954)

South West Nyakach – Gard Okoth (401)

West Nyakach ward – James Ochieng Omollo (560)

Nyando constituency:

Ahero ward – Ken Ooko (967)

Awasi – Onjiko Maurice Ngeta (711)

East Kano – Wawidhi Moses Ochele (643)

Kabonyo – Kanyagwal Oiko Pete (753)

Kobura ward – John Atieno Obura (1104)

Seme :

Central Seme ward – Mildred Achieng (736)

East Seme ward – Seth Okumu (1,009)

North Seme ward – Millicent Omuya (360)

West Seme ward – George Abaja (906)