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Busia Governor Dr Paul Otuoma (pictured) has distanced himself from the nomination of 18 Ward Reps.

The 18 MCAs were nominated in a bid meet the gender threshold. Speaking at Kakemer Primary School at the weekend during the homecoming celebration of Teso MP Dr Oku Kaunya, Governor said Teso North was not discriminated against in the nomination of MCAs.

“The law is very clear that no nomination can be executed if a party wins only one seat as exhibited in the August 9 election where ODM won only one seat through Deputy Speaker and Malaba Central MCA, Ronald  Ochalu,” he said.

Dr Otuoma reiterated that nominations were done by political parties and not him, noting that his role is limited to the appointment of County Executive Committee Members and Chief Officers, where Tesos were to judge his appointment criteria.

County boss thanked Teso North residents for voting for him en masse by delivering over 20,000 votes, which he said was no mean achievement.

“This is your government. You must be in my government where you will get what you deserve by virtue of the honour you bestowed upon me during the polls, he said.

Deputy Governor Arthur Odera said Teso North did not qualify to get any ODM nomination after securing only one elected seat, adding that out of six MCAs elected only DAP-K won two seats that saw it given one nomination slot while five other parties including  ODM, MDG, Wiper and Maendeleo Chap Chap managed only one elected seat each.