How Karan is planning to frustrate Ochieng’s reign in Ugenya

The Raila Odinga-led Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidate who lost the Ugenya by-election, Chris Karan is considering filing a petition against David Ochieng’s ‘deserved’ win.

Until Wednesday, Karan was silent since the vote took place last Friday. y He is now blaming the “heavy deployment of state machinery” in the constituency for his loss to the Movement for Democracy and Growth candidate.

He sucked police spokesperson Charles Owino into his woes, accusing him of “orchestrating my loss following heavy deployment of police officers in Ugenya, prior, during and after elections”.

Mr Owino hails from Ugenya in Siaya County.

In an exclusive interview with the Nation, the ODM candidate claimed police officers intimidated his supporters’ in his West Ugenya, Ukwala and North Ugenya “strongholds”.

Mr Karan further claimed that before counting started, major roads were blocked by police.

“Most KIEMS kits in my strongholds of West Ugenya, Ukwala and North Ugenya were not working and some polling stations started operating as late as 3pm,” he added.

Ochieng’ garnered 18,730 votes against Mr Karan’s 14,507 to reclaim the Ugenya seat which he held between 2013 and 2017.


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