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Raila’s cousin refuses to accept defeat after losing ODM nomination

by Amos Khaemba
ODM party is expected to issue a direct ticket to Raila's cousin, Jalang'o Midiwo even after he lost to Elisha Odhiambo in nominations.

Raila Odinga’s cousin and politician Jalang’o Midiwo has dismissed the just conclude ODM nominations in Siaya County terming them shambolic.

Jalang’o, an elder brother to the late Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo lost the ODM ticket to incumbent legislator Elisha Odhiambo.

Speaking on On Friday, April 15 Midiwo appealed to the ODM National Elections Board to conduct fresh nominations saying the exercise was unfair.

He pointed out that nomination kits arrived late and in some polling centers the kits were not properly configured.

“The kits arrived at the polling station late, some of the kits in my stronghold were not configured,” Midiwo said.

Midiwo further read mischief in the manner in which the officials in charge of the nominations were identified saying most of them were allies of his opponent.

“All the clerks in gem were teachers, teachers whom we know, and they are allied to the outgoing MP Elisha Odhiambo, we wonder how the clerks were arrived at and even the returning officer is a well-known friend of the outgoing MP,” Midiwo alleged.

In the recently held nomination, Elisha Odhiambo garnered 7,405 votes to become the Orange party’s nominee for the Gem parliamentary seat while Raila Odinga’s cousin got 6,383.

But speaking to The Star, some Gem residents dismissed claims by Raila Odinga’s cousin that the party primaries were rigged.

They called on Midiwo to concede defeat and put his effort into campaigning for Raila Odinga in the forthcoming presidential elections.

“I’m honorably requesting Midiwo Jalang’o to accept defeat. The elections were done peacefully,” a resident said.

“I ask of you to have self-introspection to reflect back and think what you want to be remembered for and not someone who took people to the court every day,” another resident said.

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