Gloom and heartbreak engulfed veteran politician Raila Odinga's Nyanza and Western support bases as Kenyans came to terms with the loss of his African Union Commission chairperson bid.

It was an election they had hoped would have been the climax of Raila's political journey.

On Saturday, thousands of supporters who had gathered at various entertainment joints and at watch parties said they were disappointed following the loss.

At Kondele in Kisumu, residents who had thronged the Kondele roundabout left the place in small groups as they uttered their disappointments.