In the sun-baked heart of Siaya County, where political fortunes are forged as much in hushed corridors as on roaring podiums, a subtle shift occurred last Saturday that may prove more seismic than the day’s headline-grabbing spectacle.
While crowds at Linda Ground cheered Nicholas Gumbo’s bold public declaration of his 2027 gubernatorial bid—his triumphant return to ODM folds welcomed by party leader Oburu Oginga—the real tremor registered quietly hours earlier at the Siaya County Assembly precincts. There, in the presence of Oburu himself, Assembly Speaker George Owino Okode declared his own interest in the top seat. No fanfare, no microphones—just a measured revelation to a trusted circle.
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