Western leaders have announced a plan to field a single candidate in preparations to win the 2022 presidential race.
Speaking Westland MP Tim Wanyonyi in a press briefing stated that the community leaders will come together and form an alliance just like other community.
“We will form an alliance comes 2022 for the sake of the community ,the only time we nearly got to power was in 2002 during the rein of Kijana wamalwa,”he said.
Wanyonyi states that other communities always come together and field a single candidate, unlike the Luhya people.
Already ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula had declared interest for the seat.
Political analysts state that the selfishness of the Luhya leaders is what costs them the seat or being in the government.
Most leaders have their eyes set on Western, where Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has enjoyed massive support in the last three elections.
Dubbed the ‘scramble for Western’ by political analysts, leaders like Deputy President William Ruto are keen to get the region’s votes.
Recently, Mr Oparanya met all elected leaders from the region but it could be difficult for him to spread his tentacles outside Kakamega.
The Kakamega Governor is not at ease with Mr Mudavadi and Mr Wetang’ula’s quest to form a united Luhya party to counter Mr Odinga’s influence in the region.
The governor, who says he had already sought the blessings of Mr Odinga and local leaders, is keen on using Nasa principals’ fallout to expand his base.
“Mr. Mudavadi and Mr Wetang’ula were my bosses by virtue of being Nasa principals but all that is now water under the bridge. At the moment, I am making inroads in Western before I set out for full-blown campaigns,” Mr Oparanya said.