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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

Hon. Raidon Munoko acknowledging greetings from residents in a funeral service at Kanduyi. Making inroads in over two Constituencies in one day before the official campaigns, Hon. Raidon Munoko has taken the Bungoma Senatorial race with the seriousness it deserves woeing voters in parts of Kanduyi and Webuye East. Mingling with residents in funerals and other places, Hon. Munoko has gone head on with the bigger task to present himself to the people of Bungoma County for consideration as far as the senate seat is concerned. Being one of the youthful aspirants in the county, Hon. Munoko is enjoying the majority youthful support on his first days in the field enjoying their company wherever he visits to introduce his manifesto to the people. Munoko has assured residents from the larger Kanduyi and Webuye East Constituencies of proper representation in the senate and will serve to protect the interest of Bungoma county and it's county government. The Day in Photos (Photo Courtesy - Hon

  In a video that has gone viral on social media platforms of two security officers manning SANG'ALO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUNGOMA who inhumanely mishandled a student that reports indicates was left almost to death, Bungoma Senatorial aspirant Hon. Walter Mukinginyi popularly known as Trenk and a number of ledears have condemned in strongest terms possible and called upon security operatives in Bungoma to show up for investigations into the matter. In a statement, Hon. Walter Mukinginyi calls for stern action into the matter. The statement reads; This heinous act by the two security personnel at the Sang'alo Institute of Science and Technology must be condemned in the strongest terms possible and the two culprits captured on camera must be brought to book and face the law. The inhumane and degrading treatment meted to the young man was unacceptable and uncalled for. I have seen elsewhere on a social media platform where the principal of the college has promised to

  Hon. Geoffrey Wanyonyi (Photo Courtesy, Geoffrey Wanyonyi) " I am an ordinary man who means his word. I believe the time is ripe to get Bungoma in a new pair of hands not anything away from who I am. I desire to dedicate my soul, minds and everything in the full service to the people of Bungoma. I may not be coming with alot but I believe what I have is enough to raise the delivery bar in the office of Bungoma County Senator. "  Coming across Geoffrey Wanyonyi for a matter of Bungoma Senatorial position is coming across, convinction and satisfaction that improvement is possible. A man who's not willing to hear the language of contentment that it is well today therefore no need to raise the standards. He recognizes the record set by the now Speaker of the National Assembly but sees an opportunity for bettering it and confirming to the electorates that there's still service above that and it is possible with him if given chance to serve. What you need to know; Hon. Ge