Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga to Vie for a Parliamentary seat in 2022
Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga has announced interest in the Alego Usonga parliamentary seat come 2022. His bid pits him against the current MP Samwel Atandi and immediate former MP George Muluan Omondi.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
The succession race dominated a recent political rally convened and chaired by EALA MP Dr. Oburu Oginga at Randago village Centre.
While addressing ODM delegates and South East Alego residents, Rasanga appreciated their support during his two-term tenure.
"I want to ask my people to consider voting me as their MP in 2022. Am not ready yet to go for retirement for I have sharp brains and am still young," he said.
The governor put his competitors on notice saying he will mount spirited campaigns once IEBC declares the seat vacant.
Rasanga has been meeting elders, opinion leaders, youth and women groups drawn from various parts of the constituency.
“I am not going to stop my bid for the MP seat. I will traverse Alego/Usonga sub-County to sell my ideologies and policies to the people. It is time to bring in new leadership.
“They will see a different kind of politics when the right time comes. It is not going to be a walk in the park," Rasanga said.
Speaking at the same event, EALA MP Dr. Oburu Odinga and Alego Usonga ODM leadership criticized the reigning MP Samuel Atandi saying that he has nothing to show of his reign.
Atandi has however sternly warned his competitors that he will not be a pushover. The lawmaker asked his opponents to brace themselves for a tough fight.
