Voters in Migori county went berserk on Monday night marching in towns' streets, market and villages, dancing and blowing whistles in a bid to announce the much awaited August 9 polls.
The move dubbed 'firimbi call' was aimed at waking voters up early enough go vote.
There has been voter apathy in Migori county in the past. But as early as 5am to 6am, when voting started, voters on bicycles, donkeys, motorcycles, Mikokoteni, cars, lorries, tractors and on foot were seen heading to their polling stations.
There was dancing and blowing of whistles on the streets and villages.
"This time round, our plan is to whip voters to come out in large numbers and cast their votes to the last man like never before," John Kamaranda, a local politician, said.
Kamaranda said there were plans to provide transport to ferry the old, the sick and those who might not report to their voting centres because of various reasons in order to make them exercise their voting right.
The region has 469,053 registered voters, who have to be encouraged at all cost to vote to make a difference, stressed Athiga Oketch, another local political leader.
Oketch, former councillor in the now-defunct Migori County Council, said there has to be mass voter turnout to give Raila Odinga an edge over his closest rival Deputy President William Ruto in the presidential race.
Edited by EKibii
