ODM nominations in Busia County started on a wrong foot after publications bearing a fake newspaper headline were distributed to malign an aspirant eying the gubernatorial seat.
A tough contest is expected between Governor Sosepeter Ojamoong’ and Funyula MP Paul Otuoma.
The publication bore a fake Daily Nation frontpage with a headline that claimed Mr Otuoma had defected to Jubilee Party.
Also distributed were posters that declared Mr Otuoma a Jubilee candidate for the gubernatorial seat.
The posters bore Jubilee Party symbol together with portraits of Budalangi MP Ababu Namwamba, President Uhuru Kenyatta and deputy President William Ruto.
PHOTO | GAITANO PESSA
Rowdy youth reportedly smashed deputy Governor Kizito Wangalwa’s vehicle, deflated its tires and attacked the driver on Wednesday night after suspecting he was distributing the publications and posters.
Mr Wangalwa’s liasion officer, Lambert Ogochi, told Nation that the deputy Governor was not in the vehicle at the time of the attack.
“I was being driven home when a group of youth stopped our vehicle near Marachi Estate, deflated the tires and smashed one of the windows before giving the driver a thorough beating. They also stole a laptop and an Ipad during the incident,” Mr Ogochi said.
Nation team found the vehicle parked at the County headquarters but by 7 am the matter had not been reported to the nearby Busia Police station.
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