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  Photo Courtesy; Wafula Wakoli Press Team. What you need to know; Hon. David Wafula Wakoli is the Ford Kenya Party Candidate for Bungoma Senate position. Wakoli was cleared today by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to vie for the position. Bungoma governor Ken Lusaka was in attendance, with a host of Ford Kenya Party officials, Members of Parliament and a host of MCA's. Governor Lusaka promised a more vibrant campaign than what was experienced in the just concluded August elections. Hon. David Wafula Wakoli has today been cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, IEBC to contest for the Bungoma Senate seat on a Simba party ticket, legally recognized as Ford Kenya. Wakoli was handed his certificate of clearance by IEBC County Returning officer, Mrs. Grace Rono at the IEBC offices today morning in Bungoma. Wakoli was accompanied by a host of Ford Kenya party officials, elected Members of National Assembly and Members of County Assembly togeth

Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa & Ford Kenya's Wafula Wakoli campaigning at Cheptais Market. What you should know; Hon. Wafula Wakoli is the Ford Kenya party senate candidate in the scheduled 8th December by-elections. He enjoys support from among others, UDA MP Didmus Barasa at the expense of his party Candidate. Wakoli is the former Personal assistant to Speaker Moses Wetangula. He enjoys the support of Speaker Wetangula, one of the Western Kenya kingpins with Superb support base in Bungoma. Wakoli enjoys the advantage of age, being a youth with passion and zeal to serve the people of Bungoma. Bungoma Senatorial elections are set to take place on December 8th 2022. Over 6 aspirants from various political parties and atleast 3 independent Candidates have shown interest to replace the Simba boss Moses Wetangula. Hon. David Wafula Wakoli is one, on the frontline but among the interested Candidates. Wakoli has been serving as the Personal Assistant to Ford Kenya boss and now the Speake

Independent Senatorial Candidate, Raidon Munoko on campaign. What you need to know; Ford Kenya party has cleared former Wetangula's PA Wafula Wakoli to contest for the senate seat.   Raidon Munoko, a vibrant and youthful aspirant is vying for the same seat as an independent candidate.     UDA Party has not come out clear on who their candidate with two of their aspirants going to court to seek clarification around the party ticket. With slightly a month to the Senatorial by elections in Bungoma slated for 8th December 2022, voters in Bungoma have started aligning themselves with their preferred choices. Ford Kenya party handed a nomination certificate to their senate flag bearer Wafula Wakoli, giving him a go ahead to the ballot. Ford Kenya party candidate, Wafula Wakoli receives his nomination certificate by the party. Eliud Wanyonyi from Naitiri is an economist by profession and is among the few individuals who have decided to align themselves early. Mr. Wanyonyi argues of the tw

As the date set for the by-elections in Bungoma county nears, candidates are going flat out to woo supporters as the race to replace the speaker of the National Assembly tightens. Due to the expansiveness of the county with 1.7 million people, some of the candidates have improvised strategies to reach the voters by meeting groups in homes and churches. The tickets to watch closely are that of the UDA party and Ford Kenya due to the thousands of supporters loyal to the two camps. Ford Kenya candidate has been seen in the company of his party's members of Parliament and a few MCAs thus reinforcing the notion that he is a "Project"of the Party Leader Hon. Moses Wetang'ula who had endorsed him long before the election date was set by the IEBC.  The UDA candidate Mr Walter Mukinginyi Trenk is still holed up in Nairobi awaiting the ticket because, to quote his words, "fear of intrigues around party tickets". President Ruto's UDA Candidate, Walter Mukinginyi Tr

Front-runners With less than two months to the by-elections, the race for Bungoma Senatorial by-elections has continued to shape up this week when the closing date set by the IEBC for parties to submit lists of aspirants interested in running on their tickets came to an end on Thursday the midnight of 13th. The IEBC staff stayed up to midnight to serve all the political parties interested in fielding candidates in the mini-polls. Independent candidates also submitted their preferred symbols late into the night. Ford Kenya and UDA had attracted a large number of candidates before but that was not the case at close of business Thursday midnight. It has emerged that out of the over five aspirants who had shown interest in running on the UDA party ticket, only one aspirant, Mr Walter Trenk Mukinginyi had submitted his application to the party. Former Bumula Member of Parliament Hon. Mwambu Mabonga had not submitted his application by close of the exercise thus legally rendering him ineli