{"id":919785,"date":"2022-01-26T16:32:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/26\/gusii-leaders-unite-hold-joint-rally-under-azimio\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T16:32:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:32:25","slug":"gusii-leaders-unite-hold-joint-rally-under-azimio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/26\/gusii-leaders-unite-hold-joint-rally-under-azimio\/","title":{"rendered":"Gusii leaders unite, hold joint rally under Azimio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"card-text\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"art-img row mx-md-0\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sbm8yvk0spwn161f0265adf7dc.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"bg-light mb-3 p-3 row mx-md-0\">\n<p><strong>Gusii politicians during the first Azimio la Umoja rally.<\/strong> [Eric Abuga, Standard]\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Leaders allied to Jubilee, ODM, KNC and other fringe parties have launched joint campaigns under the banner of Azimio la Umoja in Gusii region. <\/p>\n<p>At a rally at the Kisii Agricultural Training grounds on Monday, the leaders said their aim was to rally behind ODM party leader Raila Odinga\u2019s presidential bid.\n<\/p>\n<p>Governor James Ongwae, Senator Sam Ongeri, Woman Rep Janet Ongera, Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi (all elected on ODM tickets), Chief Administrative Secretary Chris Obure, Kenya National Congress (KNC) party leader Manson Nyamweya and Bomachoge Chache MP Zadock Ogutu (Independent) attended the launch.<\/p>\n<p>The group also boasts of more than 55 MCAs in Jubilee and ODM supporting the former premier\u2019s bid.\n<\/p>\n<p>The meeting had the blessings of the Gusii Council of Elders who endorsed Mr Raila\u2019s presidential bid.\n<\/p>\n<p>Council Chairman Araka Matundura said his team met elders from other communities and agreed to support Raila\u2019s bid. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all in agreement that we will support President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s agenda to unite the country. All council of elders have agreed to support this noble course,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"TzffCdCL4Ec\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raila, Ruto begin their three-day visit to Northern Kenya and Gusii land respectively to woo voters\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TzffCdCL4Ec?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Prof Ongeri said despite their political ambitions they had agreed to support Raila\u2019a bid as a community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have accepted and advised that we must remain united as a community and offer total support to our party leader. Those going against our wishes will not make it to the ballot. Our leaders have set a good example and it is time we set our agenda straight on who to support.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>According to Ongeri, President Uhuru Kenyatta had set the country on the right path. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to have any infighting; it is our desire that whoever will be elected to represent the people of Kisii represents the aspirations of the Azimio la Umoja coalition,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Governor Ongwae said Nyanza region has never been in power. \u201cI am in the 10-member campaign team and I can assure the community and the country that we are doing our best.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cNyanza has held together for years; we have stayed together in a bid to foster harmony. Raila has fought for all the good things that have happened in Kenya. It is time for Nyanza to lead the country.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Ongwae said he has been in power for 10 years calling on all those seeking to succeed him to go slow on the campaigns. \u201cWe don\u2019t need to fight or abuse each other; only one person can hold such a seat at any given time.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Ongeri who is also seeking to succeed the governor said he had the experience to lead the county.\n<\/p>\n<p>Maangi who recently decamped from UDA said Nyanza region has never had the opportunity to lead the country since 1963.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our time; we will unite across Nyanza region and ensure that we deliver majority votes for Raila. Let us take advantage of the ongoing mass voter registration and get people to enlist.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Obure called on the community to support Raila\u2019s bid.\n<\/p>\n<p>Ongera said the community has to register more than 160,000 new voters.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must end local political wars and come together to support Azimio la Moja. 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[Eric Abuga, Standard] Leaders allied to Jubilee, ODM, KNC and other fringe parties have launched joint campaigns under the banner of Azimio la Umoja in Gusii region. At a rally at the Kisii Agricultural Training grounds on Monday, the leaders said their aim was to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-919785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}