{"id":187155,"date":"2023-04-25T09:42:58","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T06:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=187155"},"modified":"2023-04-25T12:43:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T09:43:35","slug":"eric-omondi-says-he-will-vie-for-mp-seat-in-central-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/eric-omondi-says-he-will-vie-for-mp-seat-in-central-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Omondi says he will vie for MP seat in Central Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Omondi has announced that he will be vying for a parliamentary seat in the Mount Kenya region which would be a first -not just for the comedian but for Kenyans as he would be an &#8220;outsider&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152251\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/CE6C6AD9-59A8-412B-B4E0-67A33F5DE699-e1605713043773.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/CE6C6AD9-59A8-412B-B4E0-67A33F5DE699-e1605713043773.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/CE6C6AD9-59A8-412B-B4E0-67A33F5DE699-e1605713043773.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/CE6C6AD9-59A8-412B-B4E0-67A33F5DE699-e1605713043773-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/CE6C6AD9-59A8-412B-B4E0-67A33F5DE699-e1605713043773-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/CE6C6AD9-59A8-412B-B4E0-67A33F5DE699-e1605713043773-768x508.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Omondi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ordinarily, a Luo like Eric Omondi comes from a community often at odds with the Kikuyu political class. And the narrative has been sold since the days of Jomo Kenyatta who drove this agenda with the full government machinery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"G1iEONYhB7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/eric-omondi-to-the-rescue-pays-outstanding-maternity-bill-for-5-mothers\/\">Eric Omondi to the rescue! Pays outstanding maternity bill for 5 mothers<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Eric Omondi to the rescue! Pays outstanding maternity bill for 5 mothers&#8221; &#8212; Ghafla! 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