National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has dismissed claims that President Dr. William Ruto has sidelined the Luhya community in government appointments.
Wetang’ula has termed the said claims them misleading and unfounded.
Speaking in Sirisia, Bungoma County, after condoling the family of his longtimeww ally, Wycliffe Songwa, following the untimely death of his daughter Naomi Nabalayo, the Speaker noted that President Ruto has appointed more leaders from the region to senior government positions than any previous administration.
“Despite Bungoma overwhelminIgly supporting him at the ballot, the President appointed Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, seven Permanent Secretaries, and several other senior officials from the community,” Wetang’ula said.
He also applauded MPs for their unity under the Western MPs Caucus and urged them to intensify campaigns for President Ruto’s re-election.
Wetang’ula further assured residents that, together with Sirisia MP John Waluke, they will ensure completion of the stalled Mayanja–Busunu–Sirisia road before the next election.
The National Assembly Speaker’s FORD-Kenya is among the founding member parties of the Kenya Kwanza Coalition.
Some politicians whom the region have claimed the community did not get the fair share of its national cake for helping President Ruto win in 2022.
There has also been rising concerns over the community’s future in government with the President now courting the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) for a 2027 pre-election deal.
