Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi has urged Nyanza to mobilise electoral support for President Ruto.
The Alego Usonga MP urges Nyanza to mobilise votes for Ruto as ODM women leaders in Ugunja back the broad-based government.
Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi has dismissed presidential opinion polls placing Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna level with President William Ruto. He described the polls as a farce and expressed confidence that Ruto would win another term.
Speaking at Dond Koki Market in Siaya, Atandi argued that current political alignments and popularity trends favoured the President. In his view, the main contest now concerns which region will deliver the strongest electoral support.
Atandi rejects presidential opinion polls, urges mobilisation
Atandi challenged Nyanza leaders to increase mobilisation and secure maximum backing for Ruto ahead of the election. He argued that stronger support would help the region increase its influence within the national administration.
Rather than debate whether Ruto would retain the presidency, Atandi said regions should focus on voter turnout. His remarks framed the coming election as a competition to mobilise the most votes for the President.
Meanwhile, local leaders are intensifying grassroots campaigns to consolidate their alignment with the current administration. Alego Usonga has more than 175,000 registered voters, making voter mobilisation a key part of those efforts ahead of the polls.
ODM women leaders back government, propose Wandayi
Separately, ODM women leaders in Ugunja pledged continued loyalty to the party despite growing competition in Siaya and wider Luo Nyanza. They spoke after a consultative meeting with local leaders.
The women also promised to keep popularising the broad-based government. The arrangement followed the political truce between Ruto and the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Jane Akinyi Godia called for Ruto to consider Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi as his running mate. Pauline Atieno and Anastacia Adhiambo supported the proposal while also praising ongoing development projects in Nyanza.
Their position comes amid emerging political competition in Luo Nyanza, where ODM has maintained dominance since its formation. Dr Oburu Oginga now leads the party.
