A leadership crisis is unfolding in Siaya County, with mounting claims of a power vacuum and internal sabotage following Governor James Orengo's prolonged absence from the county.

According to sources, the county chief has reportedly been out of the country, with no official communication from his administration on the nature and duration of the trip.

The governor was last seen in public on June 23 when he appeared before the Senate's Public Accounts Committee to address audit queries.

On June 5, the governor led a delegation of Siaya leaders to the State House, where they discussed numerous development projects in the county.