Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetang'ula has hinted at resigning as the Bungoma Senator to contest the National Assembly Speaker position.
The Bungoma senator-elect confirmed that he will have been nominated by the Kenya Kwanza for the position in line with a pact signed between the parties under the alliance
A constitutional provision requires the senator-elect to resign first before contesting for the National Assembly speaker post.
Wetang'ula while addressing the media on Friday said he was keen on rising to be the third most powerful politician in the country after President-elect William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua.
"I'm going to be the National Assembly Speaker, the third in command in the country, I want to assure our Kenya Kwanza we have the numbers... Those who decamped to our team saw this country is headed in the right direction," he said.
"I pray to God to continue giving me the wisdom that I carry so that I lead the National Assembly in partnership with the senate to make good laws for this country, to bring order and civility."
Wetang'ula and his ANC counterpart Musalia Mudavadi negotiated a pre-election pact with Ruto to get a 30 per cent share of the Kenya Kwanza government if the alliance wins.
The 30 per cent share was to come forth if the two deliver 70 per cent of Western Kenya votes. They, however, did not.
