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 hinted out that western leaders should shelve their presidential ambitions and come up with a united front as a community