Two Kenya Kwanza coalition members have declared gubernatorial campaigns against Trans Nzoia's incumbent George Natembeya, setting up an internal party contest ahead of the next election cycle. Former Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha and ex-Kiminini legislator Chris Wamalwa announced their intentions after consulting with Luhyia community representatives, with both seeking the Ford Kenya nomination to challenge the first-term governor.
Nakhumicha stated her clan had endorsed a shift from pursuing the Woman Representative position to mounting a gubernatorial bid, while Wamalwa emphasized his outreach would expand beyond ethnic lines despite beginning with one of the county's largest voting blocs. The duo faces a primary battle as they attempt to unseat Natembeya, who abandoned presidential ambitions to seek reelection on the DAP-K ticket after defeating Wamalwa by nearly 80,000 votes previously.
Political observers view Nakhumicha's candidacy as National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula's counter to Natembeya, a vocal critic who has campaigned against regional Kenya Kwanza leadership.
Nakhumicha stated her clan had endorsed a shift from pursuing the Woman Representative position to mounting a gubernatorial bid, while Wamalwa emphasized his outreach would expand beyond ethnic lines despite beginning with one of the county's largest voting blocs. The duo faces a primary battle as they attempt to unseat Natembeya, who abandoned presidential ambitions to seek reelection on the DAP-K ticket after defeating Wamalwa by nearly 80,000 votes previously.
Political observers view Nakhumicha's candidacy as National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula's counter to Natembeya, a vocal critic who has campaigned against regional Kenya Kwanza leadership.
