Western Kenya leaders meet to prepare for 2017 polls

Navakholo MP Emmanuel Wangwe (left) and Lugari MP Ayub Savula arrive for the Luhya Unity Forum where several MPs from Western came together to deliberate on ways of improving the region's unity and voting patterns. [PHOTO: CHRISPEN SECHERE/STANDARD]

Leaders from western Kenya at the weekend held a consultative meeting where they came up with seven resolutions aimed at preparing the region for the 2017 polls.

Participants of the Luhya Unity Forum, held at the Golf Hotel, attracted leaders from across the political divide who deliberated on why the region has been lagging behind in leadership.