Friday, December 31, 2021
The much-awaited Azimio la Umoja campaign rally convened by the Central Organization of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary General Francis Atwoli at Bukhungu stadium is underway with residents turning up in large numbers.
Azimio la Umoja supporters at Bukhungu stadium in Kakamega for Bukhungu II rally.
Since morning, the stadium was engulfed in a carnival mood as delegations from Vihiga, Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega and Trans Nzoia streamed into the stadium.
Security is tight at the stadium, with police officers deployed at strategic points at the stadium to monitor the situation.
Elders from the Luhya community led by the Wanga king Peter Nabongo are in attendance.
ODM leader Raila Odinga, Defence Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa and governors Mr Wycliffe Oparanya (Kakamega), Mr Wilber Ottichilo (Vihiga), Mr Wycliffe Wangamati (Bungoma) and dozens of MPs are expected at the meeting dubbed 'Bukhungu 11 Declaration'.
On Thursday, Mr Atwoli explained that he had convened the meeting to chart a new political path for the Luhya community ahead of the August 9, 2022, presidential polls.
But One Kenya Alliance (OKA) principals Mr Musalia Mudavadi (ANC) and Bungoma Senator Mr Moses Wetang'ula (Ford Kenya) have, however, dismissed the rally as a ploy by Mr Atwoli to promote Mr Odinga's presidential campaign in the vote-rich western region.
Instead, Mr Mudavadi is expected at the Mumias Sports Complex to attend the finals of a football tournament organised by Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala.
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