On May 29, 2022, the electoral commission cleared Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula to defend his seat on a Ford Kenya party ticket in the August 9 polls.
Wetang'ula, who is also the principal of Kenya Kwanza, said the move now clears him to focus on national campaigns for the party's presidential candidate, William Ruto.
"We have cleared this step and I will now move to focus on the national campaigns for our Kenya Kwanza presidential candidate Dr William Ruto," he said, revealing that Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka and other Ford Kenya officials will now take charge of the Kenya Kwanza campaigns in Bungoma.
Wetang'ula also addressed concerns about his decision to defend his seat despite the Kenya Kwanza deal, saying he is not looking for personal gain or aggrandizement.
"The 30 percent we have shared as the Mulembe Nation in Kenya Kwanza government is intact. We shall have 22 ministers in Kenya Kwanza where Ford Kenya shall have three cabinet secretaries and ANC another 3 cabinet secretaries, including permanent secretaries, ambassadors and many other senior government positions," Mr Wetang'ula said.
He added that Western region residents should not be worried about the election, as it will be free, fair, and credible, according to Kenya Kwanza's standards.
Wetang'ula was accompanied by Bungoma Woman Rep Catherine Wambilianga, Kabuchai MP Majimbo Kalasinga, and a host of Ford Kenya party MCAs and aspirants from the county.
He will face off against Lawrence Sifuna of ODM, Charles Ngome of DAP-K, Rev Herman Kasili of UDP, and Jacob Machacha for the Bungoma senator seat in the August General Election.
