Mulembe people's assembly flops as key leaders give it a wide berth

Former CS Rashid Echesa, UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala, Kakamega Businessman Cleophas Shimanyula and Trans Nzoia Governor George Natambeya during Tawe movement rally at Kakamega Golf hotel on July 29, 2024. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Key politicians from Western skipped the much-hyped meeting called by a new crop of young but vocal politicians from the region, disillusioned after President William Ruto named four ODM members into his cabinet.

The meeting dubbed the 'Mulembe People's Assembly', held at Kakamega Golf Hotel was meant to revive the bid to edge out political old guards who have dominated the region's politics. However, most local leaders did not attend the assembly intended to chart the community's way forward.