Held in Mbale town every boxing day, the Maragoli cultural festival has for a long time been one of the biggest events of the year in the region …this year’s cultural showcase of the Maragoli and other Luhya communities in Vihiga was colourful but was also eclipsed by the politics that took centre-stage. Amani national congress leader asserted his presidential ambition and water cabinet secretary Eugene Wamalwa openly asked western leaders to shelve their presidential ambitions, at least for now.