The Bomas ANC meeting which was marked by a great excitement from both the ANC leaders and the UDA key figures and supporters has now turned out to be a great source of rebellion against Musalia Mudavadi by many leaders from Western Kenya.
It is reported that just 24 hours after Mudavadi announced his partnership with the Deputy President William Ruto many leaders from the Luhyia community rebelled against him and even showed a direct resentment. This is something that should now worry the UDA brigade and DP Ruto.
It all begun when the COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli trashed Mudavadi’s pact with Ruto and made a public speech stating that the western region will not follow Mudavadi’s path.
In his own words Atwoli warned Mudavadi to brace himself for tough political times ahead. He told Mudavadi that he will make sure that a great number of western leaders are elected from Azimio affiliated parties.
“Even right now most of western leaders are supporting Azimio. In fact, most of the western governors except Wangamati were elected on ODM. Mudavadi’s governor is called Otichilo and is an ODM member. I would like to tell him that this time round even his MCA will be from ODM,” said Atwoli.
Atwoli’s statements were later echoed by a group of ANC leaders who deserted Mudavadi and joined the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K). DAP-K received Matungu Member of Parliament Oscar Nabulindo, former speaker Kenneth Marende and Mongare Okong’o.
While speaking at Chui House on Monday, Marende likened Mudavadi’s actions to someone who has just committed suicide using a suicide bomb. The latest rebellion of Marende and Nabulindo against Mudavadi comes just a day after MP Savula officially declared that he will no longer work together Mudavadi.
This kind of the ongoing blatant rejection of the Ruto-Mudavadi pact by western politicians is not something to be overlooked by DP Ruto. If Mudavadi is to prove meaningful to Ruto’s presidential bid then he must put his backyard in order.
Having a kingpin who is being rejected by his home region is like having a General in your army who does not have the support of the foot soldiers and that is what is perhaps happening to the ANC leader right now. How will such an Army General even help his side win the battle?
It is worth noting that the Luhyia community has not have an apparent kingpin for a very long time especially since the death of the former Vice President Kijana Wamalwa. This has always put the region in a very precarious situation especially during general election because they lack a unifying factor.
Mudavadi could have ceased the moment of being the region’s kingpin in 2022 however he is already facing massive rebellion and this can trickle down even to his new found partner DP Ruto if left unchecked.
First, there is the Raila factor. Raila has been a darling of the western region for a very long time. They voted for him 2007, 2013 and even in 2017. He has notably maintained grip on the region despite DP Ruto’s efforts to counter him. Second, there is the emergence of the DAP-K party which is already eating into both the ANC and Ford-Kenya.
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