Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale could be humiliatingly on his own after leaders at Bukhungu Stadium confirmed that seats had been reserved for ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and his Ford Kenya counterpart Moses Wetang\u2019ula and the two are to attend the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) meeting at Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega.<\/p>\n
Speaking to KTN at Bukhungu Stadium, a Ford Kenya party official confirmed that his party boss was on his way to the venue and that a seat had been reserved for him.\u201cI can confirm the two leaders will be here, as you can see there are seats reserved for both Wetang’ula and Mudavadi,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
If the two attend, it would confirm Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli assertion that\u00a0no leader in western has the muscle to take him head on.<\/p>\n
The two had said they were not consulted and that they would skip the meeting that was to be attended by ODM leader Raila Odinga.Khalwale who visited the Nabongo Grounds in Mumias town had affirmed the meeting dubbed Wstern Economic Forum, would go on unopposed, stating that he had mobilised local leaders from Trans Nzoia, Bungoma and Kakamega Counties and Vihiga Counties.He said Mudavadi and Wetang’ula would attend the Mumias meeting.<\/p>\n
Western leaders have differed over the today\u2019s BBI meeting with those allied to Deputy President William Ruto, Mudavadi and Wetang’ula terming it political.Some claimed the meeting was to be used to endorse host Governor Wycliffe Oparanya as the community\u2019s spokesperson.<\/p>\n
Those in support of the BBI meeting chaired dismissed the allegations adding that the event was a BBI affair.\u00a0The meeting was mooted at another meeting held at Atwoli\u2019s rural home in Kakamega.Those opposed to the BBI meeting questioned Atwoli\u2019s mandate to speak for the Western region.<\/p>\n
Giving up<\/strong><\/p>\n By today 11 am, Khalwale and other Tangatanga allied politicians were nowhere to be seen at the Nabango Grounds as police sealed off the venue.Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen has condemned the heavy police deployment, saying it shows clearly that BBI is not about uniting the country as claimed.<\/p>\n “Fellow Kenyans, BBI is the only way to end violence and politics of exclusion. We must create a nation of only one democratic idea. We\u2019re uniting this country by force. We\u2019ve deployed our officers to ensure that no other idea thrives, only BBI. Anyone defying will be dealt with ruthlessly,\u201d he posted on his Twitter handle on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale could be humiliatingly on his own after leaders at Bukhungu Stadium confirmed that seats had been reserved for ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and his Ford Kenya counterpart Moses Wetang\u2019ula and the two are to attend the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) meeting at Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega. Speaking to KTN at Bukhungu […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,10],"tags":[584,582,318,583,320],"class_list":["post-952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-parties","tag-boni-khalwale","tag-bukhungu-stadium","tag-moses-wetangula","tag-mumias-town","tag-musalia-mudavadi"],"yoast_head":"\n