Gladys Wanga becomes first female governor in Nyanza region

Homa Bay Woman Representative Gladys Wanga has become the first female governor in Nyanza region.

She successfully trounced her arch rival, the former Nairobi governor Evans Kidero in the Homa Bay gubernatorial contest.

Wanga emerged the winner in the tightly-contested gubernatorial race that initially had ten aspirants before the number was reduced to three after other politicians withdrew from the contest after a consensus meeting in March.

She was declared the winner this morning after garnering 244,559 votes against Kidero’s 154,182 votes.

She takes over from Cyprian Awiti, who has completed his maximum two terms.