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PROF. ONGERI IS A POLITICAL CONMAN. By Haron Ototo In the run in to the 2013 General election, Prof. Sam Kegengo Ongeri was earmarked as the Kisii Prof. Ongeri. Photo: courtesy jubilee point-man. He was expected to deliver substantial votes from the assumed Cord stronghold to the Jubilee basket but he terribly failed. not only did the Prof fail to deliver votes for Jubilee but also failed to muscle the Senatorial seat for himself which was eventually won by Hon. Chris Obure who has since defected to Jubilee and going for Kisii gubernatorial seat on the aforementioned ticket. I remember in one function in Nyansiongo where he was pleaading for people to vote for Jubilee and he even requested them to "sikiza kwa masikini" meaning listen in poverty rather than listen carefully. Now, where did the rain start beating Prof. Ongeri?   Consider this: How many people lost the elections in Jubilee ticket and they never got any offer from the government? Ongeri is