Jalang'o tells off critics predicting his loss in Nairobi senator race: "Going home won't affect me"

Jalang’o rejects claims his political career is fading as Winnie Odinga enters the Nairobi Senate race, leaving ODM nominations and Simba Arati in focus now.

Lang'ata MP Phelix Odiwuor, commonly known as Jalang'o, has dismissed speculation that his political prospects are in freefall, telling critics that neither a return to broadcasting nor a retreat to his rural home would damage him.

The first-term legislator, who won his seat on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket in the 2022 General Election, has publicly stated his intention to contest the Nairobi senatorial seat currently held by Edwin Sifuna, who is eyeing the presidency.

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The scepticism surrounding Jalang'o's campaign intensified after East African Legislative Assembly MP Winnie Odinga declared her own interest in the seat.

Source: Tuko