KAKAMEGA, Kenya — Senator Boni Khalwale has delivered a blunt warning to Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, asking him to stop meddling in Kakamega County politics ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking on 26 July at a charged political rally, Khalwale reacted strongly to Kindiki’s recent remarks suggesting that Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa could earn a second term.
“Professor Kindiki, you came here and told our people that you have matured,” said Khalwale. “A young man who found me in leadership. Matured enough to tell Kakamega who their governor will be in 2027? Listen carefully. If you’ve failed to control Rigathi Gachagua in your own region, don’t think you’ll come here to decide who gets nominated or denied votes. I am your senior.”
The senator did not stop there. He used the rally to formally declare his intention to run for governor in the upcoming elections, under the newly formed United Patriotic Movement (UPM) party.
“In 2027, Dr Bonny Khalwale will be the governor of Kakamega,” he announced.
Khalwale also turned his sights on National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, accusing him of exploiting empowerment events for political mileage and failing to uphold the dignity of his office.
“You are the first Speaker in Kenya’s history who gets carried around by the President’s aide to attend empowerment events,” he said. “That is not the work of a Speaker. Wetang’ula, your wife is the sister of Kenneth Marende’s wife. Learn from Marende and former Speaker ole Kaparo on how a Speaker should conduct himself.”
He further accused Wetang’ula of abandoning his Bungoma backyard, claiming that he had been “chased” out of the county by Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya.
“You are looking for votes for Barasa, yet you were chased out of Bungoma, and now you’re coming to Kakamega with Governor Natembeya. I’m telling you, you won’t set foot here,” Khalwale declared.
Away from political rivalries, Khalwale addressed education funding, calling on the government to fully support learners from primary to university level.
“There’s a lot of money in Kenya. Kenyans, do not allow your children to struggle to get an education,” he urged.
He encouraged Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi to table a Cabinet memo to support free education, assuring that MPs would pass it in Parliament.
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