Musalia Mudavadi best bet for 2017 race, say Western politicians

FROM LEFT: ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, Hon. Ababu Namwamba and Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya during a fundsdrive at Khwisero Girls Secondary School yesterday. Francis Atwoli convened the meeting which brought together several Western politicians. [PHOTO: CHRISPEN SECHERE/ STANDARD

KAKAMEGA: Prominent leaders from Western Kenya yesterday endorsed ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi to vie for the presidency and said only he could offer a credible challenge to  President Uhuru Kenyatta in next year’s elections.

The leaders who were speaking during  a fund-raiser at Khwisero Girls Secondary School in Kakamega County convened by Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary General Francis Atwoli said even though other leaders from the region had declared their interest to run, these leaders need  to step down and back Mudavadi  who also ran for the presidency in 2013.