support Raila Odinga’s presidential bid. “I have decided to retire from politics peacefully. I know if I decided to run for any seat I can easily win. I am now 66 years old and I think I have done enough. I also need my own time so that I can travel around the world and my country and enjoy myself,” he said at the time. Controversies Child upkeep case In 2013, The Standard reported that the former legislator was embroiled in a paternity suit after a woman sued him for maintenance of her six-months old baby. The woman was seeking Ksh150,000 maintenance while Gumo said he had offered her Ksh10,000 and secured her a job in Kisumu. He requested a DNA test, which both of them agreed to. He said the woman just wanted to enrich herself through him as she had three other children whose father’s must be paying maintenance. Gumo Had Moi’s Car Stolen In 2008 In 2012, the then Local Government Minister was found in possession of a Range Rover belonging to former President Daniel arap Moi that had been stolen in 2008. The top of the range vehicle had been taken to CMC Industrial Area workshop for repairs when it went missing under mysterious circumstances. In his defense, Mr Gumo claimed he had bought the vehicle from a Mombasa based businessman and had made attempts to return it to the seller but he failed to pay him back forcing him to repossess the car. “I traded in my vehicle with a Mombasa businessman to get this car. However, I rarely use it because I never received all the documents,” said Mr Gumo. The vehicle was impounded when it was taken to CMC for servicing as it matched the car that had gone missing four years earlier. The car bore registration number KBQ 455S but the records in the computers showed that it was received for service yesterday as KBJ 124D. “CMC is announcing that it has impounded a motor vehicle whose details are believed to closely match those of a car that was believed to have gone missing in its workshop in 2008,” said CMC CEO Mr Lay. Family and personal life He is married to Mary Gumo and Emma Gumo to whom he has 10 children. Among his well known children are Michael Magero Gumo and Pius Omjulo Gumo, they have been trying to fit