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Eseli Simiyu (Left) MP Tongaren with Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi (Right) MP Kanduyi. They were both defeated by Ford-K candidates in the August 9, 2022, General Election. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) party leader Wafula Wamunyinyi and Secretary General Eseli Simiyu paid a heavy price for rebelling against Ford-Kenya leader Moses Wetang'ula after losing their seats.
Wamunyinyi lost his Kanduyi parliamentary seat to John Makali of Ford-K who garnered 32,029 against the incumbent's 20,270 votes.
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