By
Kwabe Victor
An agreement that has been mutual as it has
enabled agreements within the parties on the fielding of candidates in
strongholds to ensure wins.
Orange Democratic Party withdrew its
gubernatorial aspirants in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia in favor of the Democratic
Alliance Party of Kenya’s Wycliffe Wangamati and George Natembeya
Azimio la
Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga addressing a rally [Courtesy]
According
to the Infotrak reports released earlier this week that affirmed Raila’s lead
over the UDA presidential candidate DP Ruto, the Azimio la Umoja presidential
Candidate Raila has moved to neutralize the DPs influence in the Western Region.
The western region stands out as a major vote area
with Ruto offering 30% of his government to the region upon winning the
elections, in a deal that Mudavadi and Wetang’ula are to deliver up to 70% of
the western region.
Raila had promised the vote-rich region four
cabinet slots and has now offered the region three more slots that will see Kakamega
Governor Wycliffe Oparanya be the CS of the National Treasury.
The positions offered by the Azimio head are to be
shared within five counties that form the western region as a major role of the
Majority leader post in the National Assembly is also offered for the region.
Should the Azimio Coalition bag this August
election, the western region stands as powerful bagging seven principal
secretaries, five chief administrative secretaries, twelve ambassadors, and ten
parastatal board chairpersons?
During a recent campaign trail, the former prime
minister hinted at Eugene Wamalwa’s possibility of retaining his Defence
cabinet secretary post after announcing that Kenneth Marende would take up the
position of speaker of the senate.
Sharing a plan to set up major infrastructural projects
in the five counties of Busia, Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga, and Trans Nzoia in an
attempt to neutralize Ruto’s deal with Amani National Congress leader Musalia
Mudavadi and Ford-Kenya’s Moses Wetang’ula.
An agreement that has been mutual as it has enabled
agreements within the parties on the fielding of candidates in strongholds to
ensure wins.
The agreement read, “Given the importance of
fielding candidates that stand a high chance of winning in their respective
seats, parties have evaluated their respective candidates, consulted,
negotiated, and agreed to complement each other by fielding the strongest
candidates from either of the coalition partners and supporting each other’s
candidates”
Witnessed in Kakamega where DAP-K compelled Lugari
Member of Parliament, Ayub Savula, to drop his gubernatorial bid in favor of
ODM’s Fernandez Barasa.
Orange Democratic Party withdrew its gubernatorial
aspirants in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia in favor of the Democratic Alliance Party
of Kenya’s Wycliffe Wangamati and George Natembeya.
