The Orange Democratic Movement has declared that their party leader Raila Odinga will only support ODM candidate Ochillo Ayacko in the Migori senatorial by-election.
In a statement posted on Twitter on Sunday, said that “In Migori, the Party has only one candidate who is Dr Ochillo Ayacko. He is the candidate Raila Odinga supports and will be campaigning for. Anybody else using the party leader’s name or any of his nicknames known to his supporters to attract attention will not succeed.”
In Migori, The Party has ONLY one candidate who is Dr. Ochilo Ayacko. He is the candidate @RailaOdinga supports and will be campaigning for. Anybody else using Party Leader’s name or any of his nicknames known to his supporters to attract attention will not succeed.
— The ODM Party (@TheODMparty) August 30, 2018
The seat fell vacant following the death of Mr Ben Oluoch Okello, who succumbed to throat cancer at a Nairobi hospital in June.
Migori ODM chairman Philip Makabong’o had recently threatened to sue Mr Ayacko’s rivals for publishing posters and billboards with the word ‘Baba’.
Federal Party of Kenya candidate Eddy Gicheru Oketch has erected several billboards within Migori town with words “Wan the wan jokababa (All of us are Baba’s children)”.
Mr Peter Jobando, the Green Congress of Kenya candidate, has also designed his posters with the name ‘baba’ inscribed next to his initials.