Bishop James Ochiel who heads the Anglican Diocese of Southern Nyanza said the Raila Odinga-led party should be blamed for lack of development in the region.
“I cannot apologise over my statement that Raila Odinga’s party is to blame for poverty affecting people of Nyanza,” said Bishop Ochiel.


“Residents of this region have nothing to show for devolution except sycophant leaders,” he said

According to Bishop Ochiel, the only quality needed to ascend to leadership in the region is loyalty to the party and its leadership.
“Competent leaders have been locked out of elections because it’s alleged they are not loyal to ODM and its leadership,” said Bishop Ochiel.

He said governors in the region had stopped meaningful development initiatives because they know the electorate will judge them based on their loyalty to ODM and not performance.
“Governors in Nyanza are reluctant to perform their duties because they know it's loyalty that is important and not their track record,” he said.