By Philip Orwa

Nyanza (Migori) Residents must wake up to the reality that MP’s from the region are either not development Conscious or just keep away from matters development because of reasons better known to them but my judgment tells me that they don’t care and want Nyanza to continually lag behind development wise.

That Migori County Assembly built at a tune of Sh16 million was being officially opened last week and only Governor Okoth Obado, Senator Wilfred Machage, Women Rep Dennitah Ghati, Speaker Gordon Ogolla and MCA’s present while all the 8 elected MPs are not present tells a lot on their character.

Electioneering period ended in March after people voted for their choices, and whomever the residents voted for is the one that should be supported until they complete their five years.
After those five years we can then judge the people we elected against their polices, and what they had enshrined in their manifestos.

We must stop this syndrome of politics year-in year-out, we cannot place Nyanza as an area where politics carry the day from day one to five years; Yesterday Ugenya MP David Ochieng had a Harambee for the youths in his area.
The Harambee was to raise funds to assist pupils who complete the primary and secondary level and have no cash to join secondary or universities to do some technical courses to enable them have something to do in life.

Only a handful of our Local leaders attended the event, in fact the ones who did contributed poorly compared to what Jubilee officials (Joy Gwendo Sh200k, William Ruto Sh500k, Johnson Sakaja Sh200k, Justin Muturi Sh500k among others) contributed.

At the end of the Harambee Ochieng managed to raise Sh3.8 Million, if he uses this money for its purpose many of the orphans and less fortunate youths will get something to do, what shocks me is that after that Harambee some of our people started calling him (Ochieng) a Jubilee mole.

They fail to remember that even Baba walks, shares and drinks with Uhuru and William Ruto whom they fought with politically during the elections.

We must stop this culture of alienating people we perceive never supported us or stood on a different political party. We should focus on developing our regions, or else after five years we will be a laughing stalk.

(The writer works with Standard Group, views expressed her are his own)