South
Mugirango MP Manson Oyongo is the first MP to publicly declare his interest in
the seat of Kisii county governorship 2017. Oyongo contested the South
Mugirango seat on a Ford-Kenya ticket in 1992 but lost until he sang the
Ford-People song, a popular party in the region associated with the area
kingpin Simeon Nyachae.
Oyongo
who won a by-election in 2010 on Ford-P says he now needs an
elevation to county’s top leadership.
South
Mugirango residents say Oyongo has linked South Mugirango with the rest of
neighbouring constituencies and counties through road networks during his
tenure.
The
University of Nairobi-trained economist has opened health facilities with drugs
with CDF in all locations of South Mugirango.
He
entered parliament through Ford-People and immediately declared support
for Raila Odinga which also shocked the party echelons.
Oyongo
fought from within to win Ford-People chairmanship from which he was later
edged out in a coup that eventually made him to return to Cord alliance
from where he won the seat with the highest number of votes in Kisii
and Nyamira. The Ford-P chairmanship was taken to former planning
cabinet minister Henry Obwocha.
Those
close to Oyongo say when he declares an interest in anything, the ballot always
determines the results for him. Oyongo says he is not satisfied with the way
Kisii governor James Ongwae is handling the county and feels more qualified to
manage it. He is set to face Ongwae and Charles Nyachae if Charles happens to
run for the seat. Locals however say Ongwae is not a pushover thanks to his
development. Oyongo is said to be bitter the young Nyachae has been fronting a
former district commissioner to oppose him for the parliamentary seat come
2017. With Nyachae likely to run, he wants to spoil for him in the governor’s
race. Deputy governor Joash Maangi is also laying strategies for the big county
seat.
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