LPK secretary general and political
analyst David Makali says there is
nothing wrong with both he and his
brother running for office.
His brother Bungoma speaker John
Makali will run for Kanduyi MP.
John will compete against incumbent Wafula Wamunyinyi who is the Ford Kenya Party chairman
Bungoma branch.
He will run on an ODM ticket.
The two had previously sought family
intervention to choose who should
give up his political bid.
The reasoning was that only one
person — the one with the most clout
— should run.
Addressing a press conference in
Bungoma town on Thursday, David
said the Kanduyi people have been
pressuring his brother to run for MP.
‘’If the people of Bungoma find us
credible and suitable to lead them in the two positions, let them elect us because
I have no doubt we are up to the
task,’’ he said
David said he believes Bungoma
residents want him to replace Moses Wetang’ula who is focussed on the
presidency.
He praised Wetang’ula for his efforts
to improve the county, but said he
failed in some aspects.
David accused Wetang’ula of using
his position as a stepping stone “to aim
for bigger things” instead of concentrating
at serving residents.
LPK will hold rallies in Bungoma
and Busia this weekend.
“There are many questions being
asked about the political direction
of Western and whether the people
should join Cord or Jubilee or if there
will be the Nasa movement. We will
discuss this during the tour.”
Graft, tribalism, unemployement
and the high cost of living are major
issues, he said.
