On September 7, 2025, the curtain fell on one of Luo Nyanza’s, and indeed Kenya’s, most decorated and towering political figure, former Cabinet Minister and Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno Anyango. His death at the age of 80 revived memories of a name once synonymous with controversial political stances, audacious yet calculated moves, and daring decisions that defined his decades-long career. Dalmas often described his political journey as that of “an insider, then outsider, then insider again,” reflecting his constant oscillation between government and opposition power corridors depending on the political circumstances of the day. Dalmas was born on April 19, 1945, in Kangeso village, Rongo Kamagambo,…
Author: Clinton Ambujo
In his heyday, he presented himself as a chosen one. A televangelist who could order pregnancy into the wombs of women and cure HIV/Aids and cancer through a special anointing oil, according to his script. He was the man who claimed he could help infertile women to bear children. In the process, he managed to lure several women who believed he could be their saviour to become his followers. While some claim he defrauded them of their hard-earned money by issuing false promises of miraculously transforming infertile wombs, his family, friends, and allies believe he was a proper man of…