Don't vie for governor's seat here, Jubilee MCAs tell Eugene Wamalwa

Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa

Over 20 Jubilee-allied MCAs are opposed to plans by Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa to vie for governor.

The MCAs and some Jubilee Party (JP) leaders told Mr Wamalwa to stand by his decision to contest in Nairobi.

The leaders led by Matumbei MCA Philip Sakong said the move by the CS to change his decision on the gubernatorial bid was causing confusion and could cost JP the Trans Nzoia County seat in 2017.

Addressing a press conference in Kitale, Mr Sakong, who was accompanied by colleagues Gilbert Kitiyo (Kinyoro) and Rose Malinga (nominated) among others accused unnamed political brokers of pushing Wamalwa to abandon his gubernatorial bid at Nairobi.

"We gave our blessings (for) Eugene to shift his political base to Nairobi and it is a political blunder for some people to push him to return and contest the Trans Nzoia gubernatorial seat," Sakong said.

Speaking on Saturday at his Milimani home in Kitale, Eugene said he would make a major political announcement on February 5 next year.

While responding to demands that he abandon the Nairobi gubernatorial race and unseat Trans Nzoia Governor Patrick Khaemba, Eugene said he would make his stand public next year after tendering his resignation.

"Allow me to serve in the Government until February when I will hand back the ministerial flag to my boss president Uhuru Kenyatta," Eugene said.