‪Boyd Were Wins Kasipul ODM Ticket‬

OYUGIS, Kenya – Boyd Were, the son of the late Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were, has won the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket for the upcoming Kasipul by-election, securing an emphatic victory in the party primaries.

Were garnered 18,210 votes, far ahead of his closest challenger Newton Ogada who received 3,037. Daniel Okindo Majiwa followed with 621 votes, while Dr. Adel Ottoman and George Otieno Ajo Mbuta trailed with 463 and 396 votes respectively.

The results were announced Thursday evening by Returning Officer Felix Ngala at the Rachuonyo South Sub-county tallying center in Oyugis.

The outcome positions Boyd as the frontrunner to succeed his father, whose death earlier this year created the vacancy.

His win reflects both the enduring influence of the Ong’ondo Were family in Kasipul and the strength of ODM’s grassroots support in Homa Bay County.

ODM National Chairperson and Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga congratulated Boyd, urging rivals to close ranks behind him.

“The people of Kasipul have spoken, and they have chosen a candidate they believe will champion their interests,” she said, calling for unity as the party now shifts focus to the by-election.

Boyd’s candidacy is widely seen as a continuation of his father’s legacy, but it also sets the stage for his own political journey.

With ODM’s dominance in the region, his main challenge will be to consolidate support and translate the emotional backing into a decisive win when voters head to the polls.