George Natembeya: If William Ruto Decides to Fire Mudavadi Today, No Luhya Will Cry
- Trans Nzoia governor George Natembeya claimed that Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi's government position does not affect the Luhya community
- Natembeya stated that President William Ruto will still go to the Azimio leader Raila Odinga to convince the community on certain political agenda
- He further mentioned that he would individually fight for the community's unity, claiming that leadership harmony revolves around selfish interests
Nancy Odindo, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya.
Trans Nzoia governor George Natembeya has claimed that Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has experienced a decline in popularity in his home region.
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The governor, known for his candid remarks, described Mudavadi's influence in Western Kenya as nominal, terming his position as 'tokenism'.
Natembeya emphasised that Raila Odinga, the leader of the Azimio alliance, still holds sway over the community in comparison to Mudavadi and other former influential figures.
He asserted that President William Ruto would still have to go through Raila to convince the Mulembe community on certain political matters.
He, speaking during an interview at Spice FM, highlighted that key leaders from the Western region were elected under the ODM banner, indicating Odinga's enduring influence.
How did Mudavadi's support diminish?
Furthermore, the governor suggested that if the president was to remove Mudavadi from his position, it wouldn't greatly affect the people, as Mudavadi's support base had diminished.
He also noted that the former vice president wouldn't have many Members of Parliament to carry with him from the Kenya Kwanza government, as most are aligned with the Azimio coalition.
"Today he is there alone. The position Mudavadi holds in government is what we call tokenism. He can be fired today and no Luhya will cry. Today if the president wants to talk to Luhyas he will go through Raila because the latter's ODM party is dominant in the region.
In the previous elections, ODM used to get more votes for Raila in Bungoma but in 2022 2,000 people supported the president and that is what Moses Wetang'ula used to secure his seat. But I assure you that does not carry the entire community," he stated.
Natembeya stated that leaders unite based on their shared selfish interests rather than the transformational agenda that their electorates anticipate.
He also expressed his commitment to individually fight for the unity of the Luyha community.
Wetang'ula calls for unity of Western leaders
Recently, the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula called the leaders from the Western region to embrace unity by putting away their interests.
He stated that a section of MPs has begun pushing for a unity agenda to bring all the leaders on board so they could rally behind a common development agenda.
Commenting on the same, Busia governor Paul Otuoma noted that once the community realises unity, development will be inevitable for people.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
