This archive report was first published on 4 November 2021.
On November 4, 2021, Senator Moses Wetangula received the blessings of his Ford Kenya party to vie for the presidency in the next year's General Election.
The Bungoma Senator was endorsed during the party's National Delegate's Conference (NDC) held at the Bomas of Kenya, despite an order by the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) to suspend the meeting.
Wetangula accepted the honor, saying, "I accept the honor you have bestowed on me as the flagbearer of the party and the latitude you have given me to engage my brothers and sisters in the broad politics with the realization that there is no single politician can work the journey alone."
He also declared that "In 2022, I will form a government with others or others will form a government with me."
The Wetangula faction of Ford Kenya is part of the One Kenya Alliance (OKA), which has assured that it will field a presidential candidate in the coming weeks.
Invited guests at the NDC included Wetangula's co-principals in the alliance, Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper Party), and Gideon Moi (KANU).
However, the meeting was marred by a fracas that left at least one person seriously injured. The incident occurred during elections for new officials, but there were contradicting reports on who exactly opened fire.
Wetangula defended the meeting, saying, "This is a party where democracy thrives."
But the Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi-led faction of Ford Kenya dismissed the meeting as a violation of a court order.
