Rae Girls High School principal Dr Rebecca Chawiya has rebuked leaders from Luo Nyanza for turning a blind eye to education matters but only concentrating in supporting the political career of Mzee Raila Odinga.
Dr. Chaweya only recognized Nyakach Member of Parliament Hon. Aduma Owuor as the leader from region who is sensitive to needs of education.
She said Hon. Owuor is yet to visit her school where she was posted there in 2018 as she blamed the community where the school is located for undermining growth of learning.
The principal also revealed that many heads who have worked elsewhere find it extremely difficult to work in the region where politics is the order of the day.
But head teachers who work in other regions are normally motivated by the local community and the political class. Dr. Chawiya has challenged local leaders to be in the forefront in promoting education.
A movement by Luo politicians dubbed ‘Nyanza Liberation Group’ is set to be launched with main aim of cutting down to size the influence of Raila.
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Luo Nyanza is backyard of opposition chief Raila Odinga who has failed to clinch presidency on five attempts but every politician in the region has been fashioned to be Odinga sycophant or remain irrelevant in the region’s politics.
As Odinga’s retirement beckons, a section of ODM lawmakers in Luo Nyanza are busy criticizing area politicians pushing for the 78 year old politician’s retirement from active politics.
The leaders led by Governors James Orengo (Siaya), Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay) and Senators Oburu Oginga (Siaya), Moses Kajwang’ (Homa Bay) and Senator Eddy Oketch (Migori) argue that it still premature for politicians from the Nyanza region to start engaging residents in succession politics when Odinga has not announced his exit from politics.
The MPs have maintained the ODM leader is still the Luo community king-pin and they recognize him as their leader despite losing to Dr. William Ruto in the last presidential election.
MPs Aduma Owuor, Millie Odhiambo (Suba North) and Ongondo Were (Kabondo Kasipul) still want Odinga to stay put in the political arena instead of focusing on educational matters in the region.
But a section of Nyanza politicians led by former chairman of Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) Odoyo Owidi have openly challenged Odinga to retire from politics after he lost in the August 2022 presidential election.
