Eliud Owalo, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Executive Office of the President, cautioned Luo Nyanza politicians against engaging in succession and kingpinship debates, urging them to focus on economic development, service delivery, and completing stalled projects. He stated that hero-worship detracted from addressing unemployment, poverty, and poor infrastructure in the region.

• Owalo emphasized that the true measure of leadership in Nyanza's politics should be the ability to provide "jobs, investments, infrastructure and services," rather than "coronations or roadside anointments."
• He made these remarks in Kisumu during Day Three of a multi-agency oversight tour of national government projects, which he is leading.
• Owalo advised residents to assess leaders based on "measurable results" instead of "political slogans," especially as the country approaches the 2027 General Election.