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NYACHAE BACK INTO ACTIVE POLITICS

   When talking about Gusii politics, you can't do it relevantly unless you touch on one Name, Nyachae. Simon Nyachae is known to be one of the most powerful ministers in whatever Government he has served in. Be it in Moi government or Kibaki government. He is also known to have been the only Gusii politicians to Make Gusii region to vote as a block which was only done in 2002 General election when he was ran for Presidency and came third. In the aforementioned General election, the whole Kisii region was swept by his party ford people shielding and outwitting the then powerful movements like NARK and KANU under the retired President Kibaki and President Uhuru respectfully. Five years later (2007), Nyachae retired from active politics after losing the Nyaribari Chache Parliamentary seat to Dr. Robert Monda of ODM.     Nearly 10 years after Mzee's retirement, Nyachae is back into elective politics. He is back in the name of His son Charles Ayako Nyachae who is running for Kisii