Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has defended the poor state of roads in her county, attributing the infrastructure deficit to decades of historical marginalisation and underinvestment by successive administrations.

• The condition of the Mbita-Sindo-Kiabuya-Sori Road, a 74-kilometre stretch, is cited as a key example of this long-standing neglect.
• The road project, initially awarded in 2016, has seen limited progress with only 28 kilometres tarmacked over the past two years.
• Governor Wanga views the criticism of Homa Bay's roads as a "badge of honour to our marginalisation and resilience," linking it to the region's political history and the exclusion of leaders like Tom Mboya and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.