{"id":26713,"date":"2026-09-15T09:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/?p=26713"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:37:12","slug":"luo-elders-pledge-support-for-rutos-re-election-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/luo-elders-pledge-support-for-rutos-re-election-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Luo elders pledge support for Ruto&#8217;s re-election bid<br>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Luo Council of Elders has pledged to support President William Ruto&#8217;s bid for a second and final term in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Council chairman Odungi Randa said the community had a responsibility to reciprocate the support Ruto had shown former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, including during his unsuccessful bid to become chairman of the African Union Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to journalists in Kisumu, Randa said the Luo community had &#8220;no option&#8221; but to rally behind the president in the next general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Ruto had stood by Odinga during the 2007 general election and had also supported his bid for the African Union Commission position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Randa said the president&#8217;s development projects in the Nyanza region demonstrated his commitment to the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He thanked Ruto for commissioning several projects in the region and said the elders expected communities in Siaya, Migori and Homa Bay counties to support his re-election bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The council also called on the president to address challenges facing the education sector in Nyanza by employing more teachers and improving school infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Randa said the ongoing projects in the region, including roads that had stalled for years, would benefit local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged the government to revive cotton farming and support other agricultural activities in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also called for the construction of a fish-processing plant in Kisumu County to boost the fishing industry and the revival of the Kisumu Cotton Mills to encourage cotton production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Randa raised concerns about rice produced in Kisumu being exported to neighbouring countries and later returning to local markets at higher prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA0069-1-1024x472.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26717 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA0069-1-1024x472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA0069-1-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA0069-1-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA0069-1-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA0069-1-1100x507.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA0069-1-680x314.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA0069-1-200x92.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA0069-1-20x9.jpg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA0069-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Luo Council of Elders led by Chairman (Ker) Odungi Randa addresses the press in Kisumu on Tuesday. They pledged to support President William Ruto&#8217;s re-election in 2027 general elections\/Photo: Fredrick Odiero.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said measures should be put in place to protect local farmers and ensure they benefited fully from their produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The elders also urged Kenyans to maintain peace ahead of the next general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Randa proposed the establishment of another middle-level college in Kisumu County after the Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technology (RIAT) is converted into a fully-fledged university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said retaining a middle-level institution in the area would help preserve the vision of the region&#8217;s founding leaders, including Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Randa further called for Ofafa Memorial Hall to be converted into a cultural heritage centre where historical artefacts could be preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the building had significant cultural and historical value and should be protected for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The elders also called for continued peace along the borders of Kisumu, Bomet and Kericho counties, saying communities in the area had co-existed peacefully for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Randa urged local leaders and residents to maintain dialogue to prevent tensions from escalating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also called for increased security in Kisumu following recent incidents in which members of the public were killed or injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged security agencies to work with community groups to restore calm in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Luo Council of Elders has pledged to support President William Ruto&#8217;s bid for a second and final term in office. Council chairman Odungi Randa said the community had a responsibility to reciprocate the support Ruto had shown former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, including during his unsuccessful bid to become chairman of the African Union [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Luo elders pledge support for Ruto&#039;s re-election bid - The Focus Paper<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/luo-elders-pledge-support-for-rutos-re-election-bid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Luo elders pledge support for Ruto&#039;s re-election bid - The Focus Paper\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Luo Council of Elders has pledged to support President William Ruto&#8217;s bid for a second and final term in office. 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