Didmus Barasa said Kenneth Lusaka will be running for governor in 2022. Source: FacebookLusaka, who had clinched the seat in 2013, lost the plum position to the incumbent Governor Wycliffe Wangamati during the 2017 polls. "I promise to work with senator Wetangula, MP Majimbo to ensure Senate Speaker Lusaka comes back as Bungoma county governor, no doubt about this," Barasa said. Wangamati fell out with Senator Moses Wetangula, who enjoys a huge following in Bungoma county resulting in opposition of his leadership by a section of Ford Kenya MPs. Mulembe nation's issuesOn Saturday, July 3, a meeting in Nakuru brought together Wetang’ula, Lusaka, the Kimilili and his Kiminini counterpart Chris Wamalwa; the leaders decided to endorse the Speaker for the Bungoma gubernatorial position.

Source: Daily Nation July 08, 2021 12:45 UTC