Tag: #Byelection
-
Panyako: I Still won the By-election Despite Running Against the State
Malava election loser Mr. Seth Panyako has told Radio Maisha that he still won the by-election by a bigger margin against the State despite all that he had to go through during the volatile exercise. Panyako noted that the margin difference in votes between him and UDA candidate David Ndakwa was astronomical and wider than…
-
Natembeya, Khalwale Malala Speak After Seth Panyako Lost to Ndakwa
United Opposition team leaders from Western Region, particularly, Kakamega have spoken out for the first time after conclusion of the by-elections exercise. Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya was first to announce that only a team of three gentlemen had given a ‘whole government’ a run for their money. Mr. Natembeya noted that the kind of…
-
Malava Witnesses Claim Imported Gangs Behind Attack on Eugene Wamalwa’s Vehicle
Witnesses in Malava have come forward with fresh claims linking the violence that led to the burning of former Defence Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa’s vehicle to organized gangs allegedly associated with powerful political figures. According to multiple accounts from residents, the assailants were not locals. Instead, they were reportedly ferried into Malava from neighbouring constituencies…
-
Gachagua Intensifies Resign Calls Against IG Kanja
Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has intensified his attacks on the country’s police leadership, accusing Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja of failing to contain – and in some cases enabling – rising violence at his political rallies. In a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, Gachagua demanded Kanja’s immediate resignation, saying the…
-
Wetangula’s Goons Allegedly Attack Natembeya in Bungoma
Governor George #Natembeya has narrowly escaped death by a whisker after being attacked while campaigning for Erick Wekesa in Chwele-Kabuchai Ward. This kind of political hooliganism isn’t very decent. Violence has no place in our democracy, and those behind these criminal acts must be condemned in the strongest terms possible. Every candidate deserves the freedom…