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Aden Duale Discloses His Net Worth

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Ministry of Defence Cabinet Secretary nominee Aden Duale has disclosed his net worth.

Duale who was appearing before the parliamentary committee while being vetted for the position said his financial net worth is Ksh. 851 million.

The immediate former Garissa Township MP said the net worth includes the assets he own, that is goats, sheep and 231 camels.

From his assets, Duale receives Sh10 Million annually.

Duale is a well seasoned politician having first won elections in 2007 General Election in Dujis Constituency seat on an ODM ticket to soon become the first northeastern MP to be appointed assistant minister—in the Livestock ministry.

In 2013 he was appointed as the Majority Leader of the National Assembly but he was forced out in 2019 an aftermath of the fallout between former President Uhuru Kenyatta and President William Ruto who was his deputy then.

His appointment was nothing unprecedented as he was the only senior politician from the Raila Odinga-leaning northern Kenya who stood with then-Deputy President Ruto and his UDA party during the August general election.

His political friendship with the President dates back to the formation of the United Republican Party (URP), which merged with former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s The National Alliance (TNA) party to form the Jubilee Coalition that won the 2013 and 2017 elections.

Earlier on, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said that his financial net worth is about Kshs. 4 billion.

Mudavadi said his current and anticipated income are from rental income, dividends from shareholding, interests and other expenses that come from the farm.

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Musalia Mudavadi Biography: Age, Education, Net Worth 2022, Family, Career

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi is a Kenyan politician and land economist.

Mudavadi was born on 21 September 1960.

Musalia Mudavadi Education

Musalia Mudavadi started his early learning at Nairobi Primary School, then Jamhuri and Nairobi School for his A-levels before proceeding to the University of Nairobi for his Bachelor of Arts (Land Economics) degree.

Musalia Mudavadi Political Career

Mudavadi was first elected an MP in 1989 after the death of his father, Mr Moses Mudavadi.

He was elected unopposed in Sabatia constituency and went on to be re-elected in 1992, 1997, and 2007.

Soon after, he was appointed Minister of Supplies and Marketing until 1992 when he was elevated to Ministry of Finance between 1993 and 1997.

He has also served as Minister for Agriculture, and Transport and Communication between 2001 and 2002 when he was appointed to the office of VP.

He served three months in the office of the Vice President, the shortest sting in Kenyan history.

He was appointed VP in October 2002 to replace the late George Saitoti, who Moi had sacked in a succession war after he chose Mr Uhuru Kenyatta as his successor.

Mr Mudavadi was Mr Kenyatta’s running mate in the 2002 general election. He ended up losing that bid as well as his Sabatia Parliamentary seat.

Mr Mudavadi made a come back in 2005 during the campaigns for the new Constitution. He joined the NO camp that was opposed to the draft that the Kibaki government had proposed.

The camp emerged winners of the referendum. In the 2007 presidential election, Mr Mudavadi was Mr Odinga’s running mate, but again they lost to late former President Mwai Kibaki. 

He was a member of the national reconciliation team that negotiated for peace after the bloody events of the 2007/08 post-election violence and was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local government in the Grand coalition government of 2008/13.

He defected from ODM to his United Democratic Forum (UDF) through which he contested the 2013 presidential race, coming third. 

He severed ties with UDF to form Amani National Congress (ANC) in 2015.

ANC was part of the five political parties that merged in 2017 to form the National Super Alliance (Nasa) which fronted Raila Odinga as its presidential candidate.

Nasa lost to Jubilee in the election held on August 8, 2017 but the Supreme Court nullified the outcome due to irregularities.

In January 2022, he joined hands with President William Ruto to form the Kenya Kwanza Alliance ahead of the 2022 general elections.

After President Ruto winning the August 2022 general election, he appointed Mudavadi to the position of Prime Cabinet Secretary, with his office based at Kenya Railways Headquarters.

Mudavadi was vetted by the Members of the National Assembly for the position on Monday October 17, 2022.

Mudavadi will be tasked with chairing the Principal Secretaries Committees and supervising the technical monitoring and evaluation of Government policies, programs and projects.

Musalia Mudavadi Net Worth in 2022

Musalia Mudavadi disclosed his net worth on October 17, 2022, as he faced the Committee on Appointments for vetting.

Mudavadi disclosed that he is worth Sh4 billion.

Mudavadi said his current and anticipated income are from rental income, dividends from shareholding, interests and other expenses that come from the farm.

Musalia Mudavadi Family

Mudavadi has one wife, Tessy and three children namely; Moses, Michael and Maryanne.

Tessie met Musalia in Lugari at a public function to raise money for a school. The couple tied the knot on November 17, 1991.

She is actively involved in cancer awareness. Tessie also co-runs the Mudavadi Memorial Foundation Trust Fund.

In 2011, Tessie was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was treated and she has now recovered fully.

She is the mother to Musalia’s three children; Moses, Michael and Maryanne. 

Moses Mudavadi is the eldest of the three Mudavadi children. Although Moses loves to keep from the public eye, he is known to harbour political ambitions and often accompanies his father to rallies.

Michael Mudavadi is the second born. He attended the University of Brighton where graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Business Management and Marketing).

Michael also holds a Master of Science (Marketing) from the same institution. 

Michael is an avid video gamer and he used some of the skills that he has acquired over time to save himself during the attack that left 22 people dead.

Maryanne Mudavadi is the last born in the veteran politician’s family. Maryanne holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Psychology) from the University of Sussex anda Masters degree in Human Resource Management from the same institution. 

She interned at CPF Financial Services and at First Assurance Kenya Limited.

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Full List: President William Ruto’s Cabinet Nominees

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President William Ruto has named his Cabinet nominees.

Musalia Mudavadi has been appointed the Prime Cabinet Secretary, the position he had been promised when he joined Ruto to form Kenya Kwanza coalition.

The Cabinet nominees will now await vetting by the Members of the National Assembly before taking up their various roles.

Below is the full list of President Ruto’s cabinet nominees.

  1. Prime Cabinet Secretary – Musali Mudavadi
  2. Interior – Prof. Abraham Kithure Kindiki
  3. Treasury & Planning – Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u
  4. Public Service Gender & Affirmative Action – Aisha Juma Katamwa
  5. Defense – Aden Barre Duale
  6. Water, Sanitation & Irrigation – Alice Muthoni Wahome
  7. Foreign & Diaspora Affairs – Alfred Mutua
  8. Trade Investment & Industry – Moses Kuria
  9. East African Community & ASAL Development – Rebecca Miano
  10. Roads, Transport & Public Works – Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen
  11. Environment & Forestry – Roselinda Soipan Tuya
  12. Lands, Housing & Urban Development- Zacharia Mwangi Njeru
  13. Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage – PEninah Malonza
  14. Agriculture Livestock Development – Mithika Linturi
  15. Health – Susan Nakumincha Wafula
  16. Information, Communication & Digital Economy – Eliud Owalo
  17. Education – Ezekiel Machogu
  18. Energy & Petroleum – Davis Chirchir
  19. Youth Affairs, Sports and Arts – Ababu Namambwa
  20. Cooperatives & MSME Development – Simon Chelgui
  21. Mining, Blue Economy & Maritime Affairs – Salim Mvuria
  22. Labor & Social Protection – Florence Bore

Cabinet level appointments

  1. Advisor women rights agency – Harriet Chigai
  2. Advisor National Security – Monica Juma
  3. Attorney General – Justin Bedan Muturi Njoka
  4. Secretary to the Cabinet – Mercy Wanjau

Resignations
• IG Police Mutyambai – health concerns
• DCI Kinoti

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“Hatupangwingwi!” Senator Malala Breathes Fire In Bungoma, Threatens To Ditch OKA

by Pauline Waswa
written by Pauline Waswa

Kakamega senator Cleophas Malala has threatened to dump the One Kenya Alliance (OKA) should the coalition associate itself with ODM leader Raila Odinga.

The vocal lawmaker told off the former Premier to cease from deceiving other leaders for his own benefits.

Speaking while addressing locals in Bungoma town during the One Kenya Alliance (OKA) people’s tour of the the Western region on Friday November 26, 2021, Malala urged other leaders to refuse the mind games played by Raila.

The first time senator noted that Raila’s political game ends up benefitting him and his people alone.

Malala’s rant comes days after Raila attended the Wiper party’s National Delegates Convention (NDC) at the Kasarani Gymnasium where Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka was endorsed as the party’s flag bearer in the coming 2022 general elections.

Malala noted that in 2017, Western Kenya leaders united to support NASA whose flag bearer was Raila, who then went into a political marriage with President Kenyatta through the famous March 2018 handshake without consulting his co-principals.

The lawmaker argued that Raila was given Kshs. 250 billion to build up his supporters, but he instead went ahead to use the money for his own benefit.

“I want Wetangula, Mudavadi and Kalonzo to learn a lesson from Raila after he went into agreement with President Kenyatta he forgot about NASA issues,” he said.

According to Malala, Raila used the alleged funds to build his Kisumu region, neglecting the western region.

He warned that OKA supporters would defect to other alliances should the coalition bring the Orange party on board.

“If you are going to unite independently as One Kenya Alliance (OKA) we are going to support you but if you are going to include ODM then we promise to decamp,” he said.

In presence was the Bungoma senator Moses Masika Wetangula who noted that people should have faith in One Kenya Alliance for it is the one going to form the next government in 2022.

Wetang’ula further noted that OKA will not betray Kenyans but instead bring equity, employment and change
among Kenyans.

Also present during the OKA tour of the Bungoma County was ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, his KANU counterpart Gideon Moi, Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka and former Presidential aspirant Cyrus Jirongo.

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Blow To Raila AS OKA Principals Make New Move To Block Him From Reuniting With Them

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga might have suffered a blow after One Kenya Alliance Principals made a new move to bar him from re-uniting with them.

The team has revealed that they will sign a coalition agreement that prevents them from joining any political coalition.

Sources have revealed that OKA technical committee are working tirelessly to have a coalition agreement signed by the principals as soon as possible.

The agreement will bring together six senior political bigwigs in the country, that is, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka, KANU’s Gideon Moi, Ford Kenya’s Moses Wetangula and Cyrus Jirongo who recently joined the alliance.

Kimilili MP Chris Wamalwa has said that the technical committee has finalized the coalition’s instrument which seeks to bring the principals together.

The news about this coalition agreement comes a day after Kalonzo Musyoka vowed never to back Raila in his presidential bid. He said it is time for the ODM chief to support him having done the same for him in the last two elections.

Kalonzo also urged Raila to retire from politics noting that he is old enough to go home. Kalonzo expressed confidence that OKA is becoming a serious political challenger in 2022 contest and urged other political parties to join them.

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Edwin Sifuna Blasts Mudavadi For Storming Out Of Butere Church Event After Being Denied Chance To Speak

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has condemned Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi for storming out of the consecration event of Bishop Rose Okeno in Butere, Kakamega County on Sunday September 12, 2021.

Mudavadi alongside his Ford Kenya counterpart Moses Wetang’ula and devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugine Wamalwa walked out of the event after Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit barred politicians from speaking.

The event that was held at Butere Girls’ High School was also attended by ODM leader Raila Odinga, COTU boss Francis Atwoli and Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya.

Sifuna through his official Twitter account has said that it was shameful and disrespectful for Mudavadi to walk out when the first woman Bishop of the Anglican Church was giving her maiden speech.

Whilst a section of media had earlier reported that Raila was part of the political class that stormed out of the event, Sifuna has dismissed the claims, arguing that Raila stayed to the end.

“Very shameful and disrespectful conduct. Worse still they stormed out when the first woman Bishop of the Anglican Church was giving her maiden speech,” Sifuna tweeted while responding to a video clip showing politicians leaving the event.

The storming out of the event by the political class has ignited mixed reactions from netizens, with some arguing that a section of politicians had attended the event to politick.

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EXPOSED: High-Ranking Politician Leaking Uhuru’s Meeting With Raila, OKA To Itumbi Unmasked

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Ever since president Uhuru Kenyatta started meeting ODM leader Raila Odinga and Okoa Kenya Alliance (OKA) co-principals for a possible coalition ahead of 2022, the details of his meeting has been leaking.

Former State House employee Dennis Itumbi who currently works as Deputy President William Ruto’s aide has been leaking the meeting’s details through his official social media accounts.

When President Kenyatta met Raila alongside ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Ford Kenya’s Moses Wetang’ula, Kanu’s Gideon Moi and Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya in Mombasa last week, Itumbi who runs Hustler Nation Intelligence Bureau leaked the details of the meeting to the public, through his Facebook account.

It has now emerged that there has been a mole among the politicians who have been meeting President Kenyatta. The mole, who is among the OKA co-principals, leaks the information to DP Ruto’s camp immediately after the meeting.

Details now indicate that the High-Ranking Politician was last weekend given a dressing-down by a senior senator who accused him of being a mole.

He was accused of leaking the contents of high-level and sensitive meetings to an operative of the opposing camp.

The senator complained that when President Kenyatta  and ODM boss met alone early this month, there was no leakage.

But when the leader was privy to the deliberations of the delegation that met the President in Mombasa, all the details and speculation spilt out.

The senator told the leader to his face that he was holding brief for their opponents and that the time had come to blow his cover.

Whom do you think is the mole among the leaders who met Uhuru in Mombasa last week?

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Mudavadi, Kalonzo, Wetang’ula To Take ODM To Court Over Funds

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

The National Super Alliance (NASA) Co-principals Musalia Mudavadi, Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetang’ula are planning to sue the Raila Odinga-led Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party over political parties’ funding.

The trio is also planning to officially withdraw from NASA after a fallout with the Orange party.

According to Mudavadi, the three coalition partners, Amani National Congress (ANC), Wiper and Ford Kenya are already formulating paperwork that will see the end to NASA coalition. The coalition agreement stipulates that NASA can only cease to exist if three partners decide to pull out.

The trio want to sue Raila Odinga’s party over political parties’ funds that have been disbursed to ODM since 2017.

Bungoma Senator and the Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetang’ula said public resources have been channeled to one of the coalition’s partners who has completely refused to account, which he says may lead to legal challenges.

As NASA affiliates, Wetang’ula says they shall seek remedies legally starting with arbitration, tribunal and “maybe eventually the High Court”.

Wetang’ula further noted that Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka was mandated to address the issue with the ODM party leader but Odinga and ODM are said to have snubbed any negotiations with Kalonzo for the last six months.

A meeting that was meant to happen on May 7 failed to happen, after ODM deputy party leader Wycliffe Oparanya failed to show up, further complicating the matter.

ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna has however rubbished the matter, claiming that ODM does not owe anything to the three parties.

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“Forget Raila’s Support in 2022,” ODM Tells Mudavadi, Kalonzo And Wetang’ula

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has told the NASA co-principals to forget Raila Odinga’s support in 2022.

The Orange party’s secretary-general Edwin Sifuna on Tuesday, January 26 challenged Amani National Congress party leader Musalia Mudavadi, Ford Kenya’s Moses Wetang’ula and Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka to stop dreaming of being endorsed by Raila in 2022.

Instead, Sifuna has asked the leaders to take advantage of ODM’s public notice and apply to be the party flagbearer for 2022 State House bid.

A fortnight ago, politicians across the divide used the funeral service of Mudavadi’s mother to drum up support for his candidature for the top seat ahead of next year’s polls. 

“If you know you cannot win without Baba’s support this is your chance. Come into his house, pick forms, apply, sit and wait. Or forever hold your peace,” Sifuna added.

In an advert placed in local dailies on Sunday, ODM elections board, chaired by Dr Catherine Mumma, asked members to send applications to National Elections Board  if they want to be the party’s presidential candidate for 2022 General Election.

Mumma said interested candidates must pay Sh1 million non-refundable fee to the ODM account held at Kenya Commercial bank, Lavington branch.

Further, each applicant will be required to present the evidence of the payment to the party’s headquarters.

Yesterday, Mudavadi sustained his attacks on Raila, accusing him of breaching a promise he made in 2017 not to again contest the presidency.

Mudavadi said he had stood with Raila in his presidential bids over the years and it was time the ODM leader reciprocated.

Reports earlier indicated that Nasa was considering fielding one candidate to run against Ruto.

Nasa imploded following the March 9, 2018, handshake between Raila and President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Mudavadi said he won’t support any other person and criticised Raila for reneging on his 2017 promise to run for the last time.

“He said in 2017 that he had one bullet. He has now abandoned his gun because it has no bullets, and now he has taken another person’s gun because he wants to load bullets,” he said.

Mudavadi spoke on Sunday in Matungu when he campaigned for his ANC candidate Peter Nabulindo. He addressed supporters at Mukhweya, Namulungu and Mirere centres. 

Mudavadi also accused Deputy President William Ruto of dishonesty, deceit and disrespect to Kenyans and President Kenyatta.

He termed the DP’s support of the recently launched UDA party as a mockery of the tenets of democracy and party loyalty.

The ANC boss said the DP cannot distance himself from the undertakings of the Jubilee party and the government he formed together with Uhuru.

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Ex-Raila Political Strategist Eliud Owalo Dumps Mudavadi, Ditches ANC Party

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Former ODM leader Raila Odinga’s campaign manager Eliud Owalo has dumped Musalia Mudavadi.

Owalo on Friday August 14, 2020 resigned as a member of Amani National Congress (ANC )party.

In his statement, Owalo said he felt it was “imperative to create ample space within the Party”.

“… to enable the ANC strategically position itself effectively in the operational environment and craft a suitable road map moving forward without feeling suffocated by my views and suggestions,” he said.

“I also want to create a reasonable leg-room between myself and Mudavadi to safeguard and sustain our personal friendship, respect and positive professional engagements that has been in existence over a span of 25 years.”

His exit comes just a day after Barrack Muluka resigned as secretary general of the party citing similar reasons of giving the party ‘space’ to strategise.

In a letter addressed to Mudavadi on Wednesday, Muluka said ANC needs a fresh start ahead of 2022 polls.

“I doubt that i could add more value to what i have done so far. Moreover, it is now fitting that the space around you should be decongested. this will allow you to make critical decisions on the population and leadership of the party under the new constitution,” he said.

  Muluka said his resignation will ease  Mudavadi’s making of personal political choices in the lead up to the 2022 elections.

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Atwoli’s Hand in The Aborted Ruto-Mudavadi 2022 Deal

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

COTU boss Francis Atwoli has been linked to the dirty intrigues that saw a political deal between Deputy President William Ruto and Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi.

Atwoli is said to have been in talks with MPs allied to Mudavadi cautioning them to tread carefully with Ruto power strategy.

To Atwoli, according to a local daily, Ruto is an over-ambitious politician who, knowing what the presidency entails, will not forgo it for Mudavadi for himself to benefit.

According to sources, during Kibaki succession, Uhuru had agreed to step down for Mudavadi but it is the same Ruto who opposed and forced Uhuru to retreat back to the race.

He ended up winning and succeeding Mwai Kibaki, forming the government with Ruto as Mudavadi UDF party he ran on for the presidency was snatched from him, forcing the former vice president to find homage in ANC party, a brainchild of nominated MP Godfrey Osotsi.

Uhuru wanted Mudavadi in his first cabinet but Ruto was against the move, according to our impeccable sources.

Ruto’s fear was that with Mudavadi in the cabinet, he was to overshadow him in Uhuru succession 2022.

Analysts say that Ruto, Mudavadi power struggle started during their days in ODM when then ODM leader and Raila pushed for Mudavadi to be deputy prime in the power-sharing deal with Kibaki in the government of national unity.

Ruto having delivered many votes from Rift Valley Kalenjin land expected to be named deputy PM but instead, he was named Agriculture minister, and then moved to Education ministry before Raila sacked him.

With such a historical background and the fact that the current constitution does not allow Ruto to be deputy president after serving two terms, it is impossible for him to back Mudavadi’s presidential bid.

Instead, they argue that Mudavadi should be Ruto running mate. Another theory has it that Mudavadi power deal with Ruto was bound to complicate events in the DP camp as his followers are out to gain plum political offices and to them, Mudavadi is an outsider.

Reports of the Ruto-Mudavadi alliance started emerging after the ANC leader made political moves where he incessantly attacked Raila triggering speculation he was plotting to team up with the deputy president.

The reports were given credence after one of Ruto’s vocal supporters, Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa, stated that most leaders in Western region allied to the DP had no problem accommodating Mudavadi.

But the mooted alliance came to the public limelight when Ruto secretly met MPs allied to Mudavadi and Wetang’ula at his Karen residence before he proceeded to State House to attend Madaraka Day celebrations.

Ruto’s meeting came four days after Mumias East MP Benjamin Washiali had hosted 32 MCAs drawn from four counties in Western Kenya where he told them to be friends with Mudavadi because he was in talks with the DP for a possible pact ahead of the 2022 elections.

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Mudavadi, Wetang’ula Left in The Cold as Wiper And CCM Sign Post-Election Deal With Jubilee

by Gabriel Omolo
written by Gabriel Omolo

President Uhuru Kenyatta led Jubilee party has finally entered into a post-election deal with Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper Movement party and Isaac Rutto’s Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM).

The deal between the parties was signed on Wednesday June 17, 2020 at Jubilee Party headquarters in Pangani, along Thika Super Highway, Nairobi.

Wiper and CCM are the latest parties to enter into a post-poll deal with the ruling Jubilee party. This comes after Jubilee party and Kanu signed a coalition agreement.

The agreement saw West Pokot Senator Samuel Poghisio of Kanu being named the Senate Majority Leader.

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga has been working with President Kenyatta since their March 9, 2018 handshake.

The two are pushing for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) which is advocating for constitutional changes.

With Kalonzo and Rutto joining the deal with Jubilee, their NASA counterparts Musalia Mudavadi of the African National Congress (ANC) party and Ford Kenya’s Moses Wetang’ula have been left alone in the coalition that saw Raila raise its flag during the 2017 general polls.

Isaac Rutto who was part of the NASA brigade quit moments after the general elections that saw him lose his Bomet gubernatorial seat to the late Joyce Laboso.

Last month, the Wiper National Executive Council authorised Kalonzo to seal a co-operation agreement with Jubilee and Kanu.

The resolution was reached during a virtual meeting held by more than 50 members under its leader. The members unanimously backed the immediate implementation of the cooperation agreement.

The party NEC added that once the agreement is sealed, it will be signed by party chairman Chirau Ali Mwakwere and secretary general Judith Sijeny.

The party then held a National Delegates Conference to endorse the formation of an agreement.

During the meeting, Kalonzo said that its membership to the National Super Alliance (NASA) will not be altered by the coalition.

Will Wetang’ula and Mudavadi also give in and join their colleagues ahead of 2022 succession politics?

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Mudavadi’s Term as ANC Boss Expires Monday, June 15, Osotsi Declares

by Gabriel Omolo
written by Gabriel Omolo

Amani National Congress (ANC) nominated MP Godfrey Osotsi has said that Musalia Mudavadi’s term as ANC boss expires Monday, June 15.

The lawmaker has demanded that the party conducts grassroot polls to elect new officials.

Osotsi’s claims comes amid drama being witnessed in Ford Kenya party.

The Office of Registrar of Political Parties on Monday June 8 gazetted intended changes in Ford Kenya party leadership amid deep divisions.

A section of the party members led by Secretary-General Esseli Simiyu met last week and voted to remove Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula as party leader.

The party intends to replace Wetangula with Kanduyi Member of Parliament Wafula Wamunyinyi on an interim basis.

In March last year, Osotsi and Kakamega senator Cleophas Malala laid claim to the political outfit and threatened to kick out Mudavadi and his team.

Senator Malala and Osotsi told Mudavadi to look for a political vehicle to run on in 2022 since he is no longer welcome in the party.

This came after Osotsi was kicked out of the party on Wednesday for failing to toe the line.

“The same mistake he is committing is the same mistake he did with UDF. I would advise him to start looking for a party to run on because ANC has its owners,” Malala said.

“The purported expulsion is null and void. How can you chase someone from a party that is not yours?”

Malala said Osotsi is a bonafide member of ANC and the legitimate secretary general and “is going nowhere”.

Osotsi said anyone who wants to ascertain the real owners of the party should check with the Registrar of Political Parties.

He said he formed ANC in 2015 alongside nine like-minded Kenyans and only roped in Mudavadi after he was kicked out of UDF.

Osotsi later made a surprise retreat, abandoning his hard stance on the ANC leadership.

his statement was reconciliatory. It was a far cry from his confrontational approach to party issues.

“I want to take this opportunity to extend an olive branch to everyone in the party who has perceived my seeking justice to mean undermining the leadership. Our party name,  Amani, stands for peace and in this era of the handshake, we need to be tolerant with each other and exercise utmost respect for each other’s choice of justice,” Osotsi said.

“However, this should not be mistaken as surrender, but an opportunity for the parties involved to create an enabling environment for dispute resolution and ensure peace and tranquillity in the party. “

In a rejoinder, the ANC, through secretary general Muluka, said it had yet to get communication from the MP.

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Khalwale Roars After Police Cancelling Their Planned Mumias Meeting

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Former Kakamega senator Boniface Khalwale has spoken on police cancelling their planned Western leaders’ meeting in Mumias.

Police in Mumias on Wednesday canceled permits for two meetings set for this weekend planned by ANC leader Mudavadi citing security fears.

In the letter dated January 14, police advised the planners to inform their participants of the changes.

“This is to notify you that this office has canceled your permit to carry out the  exercise purportedly scheduled to take place on 18th due to security reasons,” the letter reads.

“…and comply accordingly. By this letter, be informed that any person contravening this directive will be held criminally responsible,” it read.

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However, Khalwale says the move by police is diversionary and tantamount to incitement.

He says police have no powers to give or cancel a permit as they cannot take away the constitutional rights of Freedom of Assembly, Association and Speech.

Khalwale notes that panned Saturday January 18, 2020 meeting at Nabongo Sports ground is still on.

“Police attempts to cancel our Western leaders’ meeting in Mumias is diversionary n tantamount to incitement. They have NO powers to give or cancel a permit as they cannot take away the constitutional rights of Freedom of Assembly, Association & Speech 18/01/20 is on!” posted Khalwale.

They were scheduled to hold a parallel meeting on January 18 when the BBI gathering will be taking place.

They have vowed not to attend the BBI meeting at Bukhungu Stadium saying they were not involved by the organisers. 

Mudavadi said, as Western leaders, all they want is for Kenyans to shun divisive politics being hatched from BBI.

“My brother Wetangula and I have not received an invitation to the January 18 Bukhungu Meeting. Someone decided to invite us through social media,” he said.

The second phase is expected to alter the BBI proposals with an emphasis on the Executive structure, which many quarters have dismissed as weak.

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Inside Mudavadi’s Plan to Form an Alliance With Uhuru Before 2022

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi has plans of forming an alliance with President Uhuru Kenyatta before 2022, Lugari MP Ayub Savula has revealed.

Savula who was addressing media in Kakameg on Saturday said Mudavadi is ready to work with the Head of State as he plans to rise to power in 2022.

He said the party has plans to convene a meeting where the matter will be discussed in detail.

Savula claimed Uhuru and Mudavadi have met on several occasions, adding that something is brewing up between the duo, as the debate on the next president of Kenya gains momentum.

“We are going to convene a party NEC meeting soon to review the relationship between the two,” he said. 

“When President Kenyatta asked his Mt. Kenya backyard to stop following other politicians seeking to succeed him and wait for a surprise candidate he was referring to Mudavadi,” he said.

Savula said that the two leaders have been holding frequent meetings and more will follow in the near future.

The lawmaker said that the former Vice-president cannot deputize Deputy President William Ruto in 2022.

He said that the law already bars the DP from serving in the same position for more than ten years and can therefore not deputize Mudavadi.

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Details: How Mudavadi Was Duped by Uhuru, Ruto Ahead of 2013 Poll

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi has opened up on how he was duped by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy Dr William Ruto ahead of 2013 general elections.

In his book, Soaring above the Storms of Passion, Mudavadi recalls in his autobiography how Uhuru and Ruto drove to his compound one morning after he had launched his campaigns on a UDF ticket.

“Our domestic detail announced that Uhuru and Ruto were outside. They wanted to see me. I ushered them in at once,” the former Deputy Prime Minister writes in his book.

He says that without prompting, Uhuru and Ruto told him they wished to pull out of the poll because of the crimes against humanity charges they were facing at the International Criminal Court.

As such, they wanted Musalia to be their joint presidential candidate against ODM leader Raila Odinga, then Prime Minister.

“In short they were asking me to join them in the election effort. They were concerned that the ICC saga could come in their way,” he recalls.

Surprised by the turn of events, he asked Uhuru and Ruto to allow him to invite a few of his close associates.

He invited the current UNCTAD Secretary General Mukhisa Kituyi, ex-Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale and lawyer Dan Ameyo “to come in as my witnesses”.

“A quick one-page memo of understanding was drawn. We agreed to dialogue further and flesh out a more detailed memorandum,” Mudavadi writes.

Uhuru asked for a few days to fill his people in on this new development.

“It was agreed to give him two or so days. Meanwhile, we would all get busy behind the scenes, laying out a formidable campaign plan,” he says. 

However, within no time, the top-secret meeting had spread far and wide, including in the mainstream media that Uhuru and Ruto had pulled out of the race.

Mudavadi recalls that after two days, they saw an angry Uhuru recant the deal on national TV.

Uhuru, Musalia writes, claimed he had been “misled by demons” and that he was still very much in the race.

“The demons were cautioned not to try and reap where they had not sown, or gather where they had not scattered. We understood we were the demons. I have wondered often times how we became demons when we never invited anybody into our space to ask them to step down for us,” he laments.

For the first time, Mudavadi says the Uhuru, Ruto support that never was almost ruined his campaign’s momentum.

He says several MPs asked him if it was better to throw his weight behind another formidable candidate like Raila.

“It was suggested that we were now on a lost cause,” he recalls.

In the book, Mudavadi also says he remains indebted to Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni who accepted to be his running mate.

Kioni comes from Uhuru’s Central backyard and Mudavadi reckons his decisions was a big political sacrifice considering Kenya’s ethnic contours.

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