A new comer in politics, lawyer Peter Opondo Kaluma, trounced Ogindo by garnering a total of 20,865 against the former MP’s 10,024 votes.
Voters in the area maintained their stand, even after Ogindo moved to the Federal Party of Kenya following the decision by ODM to have Kaluma fly its flag in the national assembly seat contest.
Ogindo joined the list of former MPs who lost their political bid in the first general election conducted under the new constitution. He becomes the second to be trounced after former Muhoroni MP Ayiecho Olweny was defeated by Mr James Onyango Koyoo who is also a newcomer in politics.
Homa Bay County returning officer Doreen Wawire said the election was conducted in a peaceful and transparent manner.
“It has been a long time since we began staying here. Let me now take this opportunity to declare Kaluma as the first MP of Homa Bay Town Constituency after achieving a landslide Victory,” Wawire said.
In an interview with The Standard, Kaluma assured residents of Homa Bay Town constituency that that he would be committed to ensuring that he achieved his ambition of improving education and infrastructural development in the area.
“This victory does not belong to me but it belongs to my supporters. I call upon co-operation of everybody to ensure that we achieve peaceful coexistence for development of this constituency,” Kaluma said.
Homa Bay town being the headquarters of Homa Bay County, Kaluma promised to eradicate water shortage which has been come persistent in the town in the recent past.
About two weeks ago, Homa Bay town was rocked with water shortage for more than eight days, a situation which forced the area residents to use untreated water from Lake Vicoria.
The 35 year old lawyer is expected to meet the challenge of improving economy of the constituency which is faced with challenges of development.
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