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The widow effect means that spouses of deceased politicians are seen as placeholders to keep the seat warm until an ideal male candidate is identified

The widow effect means that spouses of deceased politicians are seen as placeholders to keep the seat warm until an ideal male candidate is identified

Oimeke resigned from the commission on Tuesday while Momanyi plans to leave his post as Kisii County Water and Natural Resources executive, to vie for the seat. The former Energy Regulatory Commission boss participated in the recent Kiamokoma ward by-elections campaigns. This is his first stab at elective politics. In 2017, Momanyi contested for the Bonchari seat on ODM ticket and came third.  Subscribe to Our Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest developments and special offers! During Oyioka’s burial, the family requested ODM leader Raila Odinga to award...

THE STANDARD NYANZA MP John Oyioka’s first wife Teresa Bitutu (R), second wife Pamela Atieno (extreme left) and Kisii Woman Representative Janet Ongera. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] A brief and intimate requiem mass was held on Wednesday morning at the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi for the late Bonchari Member of Parliament John Oroo Oyioka. The mass, which lasted just an hour and a half, was attended by Oyioka’s widows, Teresa Bitutu and Pamela Atieno, as well as a handful of other family members, friends and political leaders. The hurried mass also featured just two speeches- from Bobasi ...

THE STANDARD By Erick Abuga | February 21st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 In 2019, when President Uhuru Kenyatta landed at the Kisii High School aboard a Kenya Air Force aircraft, an MP had arrived earlier in a cab to join locals in welcoming him. But the president’s security detail would not let the taxi in and the MP had to alight and walk into the school compound. He did not even have a bodyguard. It was the Bonchari MP John Oyioka (pictured). He was that unassuming and carried himself with no self-importance. Stood out Such was the simplicity of the humble MP who died last week aged 69....