Fireworks as Khalwale and ODM’s Communication Director Exchange Heavy blows

Last week’s by elections in Ugenya and Embakasi South have elicited a lot of emotional reactions from ODM and the Tanga Tanga team.

ODM lost both elections despite cautioning the electorate not to vote for Ruto’s projects.

Immediately after the elections, Boni Khalwale, a senior Tanga tanga member, took to social media to tell Raila and James Orengo not to take the matter personal. He used a picture of the two politicians taking whiskey.

Gentlemen, please don’t take these matters to the heart. Mambo ya elections saa zingine hayaeleweki. What we don’t understand is why your Baluhyia political giants (Atwoli/Eliud Sifuna/Philip Etale) didn’t ask their kinsmen to turnout en vote for @TheODMparty pic.twitter.com/r08IHUBSNq

— Dr Boni Khalwale, CBS (@KBonimtetezi) April 6, 2019

The tweet irritated ODM’s director of communications, Philip Etale, who asked Khalwale why he is not Kakamega governor.

An intelligent person like you would be asking, “Why am I not the Governor of Kakamega County?”..— Philip Etale (@EtalePhilip) April 7, 2019

Khalwale contested for Kakamega governor in 2017 on a Ford Kenya ticket but lost to ODM’s Party leader Wycliffe Oparanya. He told Etale, that Oparanya was computer generated.

Don’t blame ua problems on me! It does not require genius to know that ua D/Party Leader was computer generated https://t.co/L5w02PR8SO

— Dr Boni Khalwale, CBS (@KBonimtetezi) April 7, 2019

Later on Sunday, Khalwale posted another derogatory picture of Raila, saying police were looking for him after the bitter election loss.

Police in Ugunja, are looking for an MP-elect for having caused actual body harm to a leader of a political party during a by election pic.twitter.com/gAnW06CABM

— Dr Boni Khalwale, CBS (@KBonimtetezi) April 7, 2019

Etale told him to go and get paid in Sugoi because his boss had seen the tweet.

Chief; your boss has seen this tweet. Now you can go for your pay at Sugoi. https://t.co/DcWGn9fUE9

— Philip Etale (@EtalePhilip) April 7, 2019

Most Kenyans who joined the discussion accused Khalwale of being petty. Such tweets should not be coming from a person of his level.

I am ashamed! Very ashamed to be a luhya indeed.. a whole Doctor doing such mediocrity to appease his boss online🤷🏽‍♂️ Oparanya needs another term**I wish** this kind of leaders are a nuisance— Amakanji Thomas (@AmakanjiThomas) April 7, 2019

Oparanya is a polygamist with more than three wives. How does he handle them if he can be this petty?

This tweet is from Boni Khalwale, a medical doctor, a former long serving MP and 1st Senator of Kakamega county who is also seeking to succeed Hon Oparanya as Governor. Its also important to note that he is over 50yrs old, a polygamist & father of many.— jack muguzu (@JMuguzu) April 7, 2019

Maybe the man from Malinya, Kakamega was just trying to impress his boss. You know bills have to be paid.

I know you are trying to impress Ruto but this is low. ….— Ike Kenneth (@IkeOjuok) April 7, 2019