James Orengo Facing Heat As His Own Deputy Announces 2027 Gubernatorial Bid, Says 2022 Manifesto Was His

In politics, the saying keep your friends close and your enemies closer usually applies to rival parties.

But in Siaya County, the real battle is brewing right inside the Governor’s mansion.

The 2027 gubernatorial race has taken a dramatic turn as Deputy Governor William Oduol officially throws his hat into the ring, setting up a high-stakes showdown against his boss, James Orengo.

What makes this move particularly stinging isn’t just the ambition, it’s the narrative behind it.

Oduol isn't just running on a new platform he’s claiming ownership of the old one.

According to the Deputy Governor, the very manifesto that propelled the duo to victory in 2022 was his brainchild.

His argument is simple yet provocative that the vision was his and the implementation has failed, therefore, the remedy lies with me.

The core of Oduol’s campaign rests on the perceived failure to deliver.

By distancing himself from the current administration’s record, he is attempting a difficult political maneuver, being part of the government while acting as its chief critic.

He has told residents that the development projects they are still waiting for were part of his original design, a design he claims Orengo has been unable or unwilling to execute.

This internal friction shifts the 2027 landscape from a standard election into a referendum on the Orengo-Oduol partnership.

For the voters of Siaya, the coming months will likely be filled with he-said, she-said rhetoric regarding who truly holds the blueprint for the county’s future.

As the heat intensifies, Orengo finds himself in a defensive crouch, forced to protect his record not from an outsider, but from the man who sits across the hall.

If Oduol can convince the electorate that he is the architect and Orengo merely the caretaker who lost the keys, the 2027 race might just be the most unpredictable one in the region’s history.