In Summary;
- 2 horses
- Other contestants
- Senate Speaker’s choice
KABUCHAI BY-ELECTION FACEOFF; THE 6 NAMES THAT STICK OUT
- Joseph Majimbo Kalasinga who garnered 70 electoral college votes against 32 bagged by his lone competitor Eric Wanyonyi and was therefore nominated by Ford Kenya party in the presence of Party Leader Moses Wetangula has triggered a chain reaction of events ever since among them;
- Talks on his untimely resignation from Jubilee
- Uncertainty on his Ford Kenya membership since Dr. David Eseli who is in the splinter group (coup plotters) retained the IEBC certified laptop for Party membership registration(s)
- Uncertainty over status at Registrar of Political parties (RPP) and IEBC as concerns the nominee
While party membership registration can be done in three ways namely; Online, SMS and/or manual, the Ford Kenya leadership which was minus the IEBC certified laptop that is currently in Eseli’s possession, but retained party instruments of power and therefore operational organ opted to register the nominee manually after making official communication to Jubilee Party and the RPP about his resignation from Jubilee and subsequently informed the IEBC of the new development… both IEBC and RPP have duly received his communication and the party membership update.
Majimbo ran on a jubilee ticket in 2017
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Joseph Majimbo Kalasinga received the official nomination certificate from the party Hq following receipt of the provisional cert at Kabuchai CDF where the nomination exercise was conducted.
Jack Mukhongo Munialo, a Ford Kenya member has written to the Registrar of Political Parties seeking clarification on the membership of Joseph Wekesa Majimbo Kalasinga who was nominated to contest on a Ford Kenya ticket in the coming Kabuchai Constituency by-election on 4th March 2021 following the death of the area MP Hon. James Mukwe. It’s alleged that Majimbo Kalasinga is still a Jubilee member who vied on a Jubilee ticket in 2017.
… But #iKUWEiKUWE Updates can confirm that the Registrar of Political Parties records indicates that Kalasinga is indeed a Ford Kenya member No. FK922252 and has a Ford Kenya party membership card.
He is down-to-earth, felt on the ground and is the man to watch
- Evans Kakai
The former Kenya Revenue Authority Director who had previously opted to vie on an independent ticket was whipped by DP Ruto’s camp to contest on an UDA ticket a move that has seen some of the pro-Ruto legislators abandon Kalasinga for Kakai, this includes Kimilili MP ~ Didmus Barasa and Lwandanyi MCA ~ Tony Barasa among others.
Kakai is a Finance and Business Management professional with a practical hands-on approach, who always perseveres to achieve the best results. He is also a Director at EKV & Associates, an auditing, consulting firm established in 2016 to provide a wide range of business services to companies in variety of industries and when profit organization & individual.
Those close to him indicate that he has the financial capacity to mount a super campaign backed by the entire DP Ruto’s brigade
The Jubilee wing that supports Kakai is said to have managed to bring on board the late Nabangi Tale’s campaign machinery
Kakai is to be unveiled today Thursday, January 7, 2020 by the UNITED DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE (UDA)
I will be uploading his poster as soon as I get one
3. Eng. Peter Kapanga;
A Surveyor by profession who contested in Ford Kenya primaries and lost in 2017 but remained loyal to the party. His name is on the ground.
He is on independent ticket…. I will be uploading his poster as soon as I get one
4. Dr. Gaspar Waffubwa;
He has lived and worked in the US for many years and has decided to cut short his contracts in the US to provide servant leadership in Kabuchai Constituency. He assures the people of Kabuchai that they’ll find lasting solution(s) to perennial water shortage, standard infrastructure, attract investment and alleviate poverty in general.
Motto; Vote Hon Dr. Gaspar Waffubwa to help transform Kabuchai
5. Amos Wekesa
An agroforestry specialist who is said to be concentrating his campaigns in Mukuyuni ward
Contesting on Federal Party of Kenya ticket
I will be uploading his poster as soon as I get one
6. David Kibiti;
A former teacher who scaled the ranks to a County Chief Officer in administration and public service management in Bungoma County govt 2013-17
He is the only candidate who has tabled a manifesto;
- Education; Will ensure access to education for all by supporting school infrastructure and educational programs through CDF and other appropriate interventions
- Healthcare; Will work for better healthcare “Huduma Bora ya afya Kabuchai”
- Infrastructure; Will address the challenges of poor road networks
- Employment; Encourage youths, women groups, CBOs to engage in economic activities to create jobs
- Talent; Empower the youths to develop their sporting talents
- Agribusiness; Grow value chain engagements in the fight against poverty
- Insecurity; To partner with law enforcement agencies and nyumba Kumi to deal with insecurity matters
Contesting on a United Green movement party.
Senate Speaker’s message;
#iKUWEiKUWE would nevertheless wish to inform the public that Senate Speaker has opted not display support for any candidate… speaking to #iKUWEiKUWE Updates, the speaker’s PA Sudi Wandabusi informed that the Rt. Ken Lusaka is a referee and would therefore shy from taking sides publicly even if he has a preferred candidate.
