Following a communal meeting of Ford Kenya's Public Executive Council (NEC) at Radisson Blu, Nairobi on Sunday, Might 31, Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi was announced as the fleeting party leader replacing Bungoma Ward-heeler Moses Wetangula.
The announcement was followed by another press conference, that time convened by Wetangula who dismissed the purported ouster person in charge made changes to the party's top organs, including suspending Secretary-General Eseli Simiyu.
The dramatic events blue a spotlight on the Kanduyi MP backed by one cabal of the party to marshal it, with Wetangula accused have a hold over failing to unite Ford Kenya.
Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi during well-organized food distribution drive at Mjini Mosque in Kanduyi Constituency tipoff May 25, 2020
Wamunyinyi was betwixt leaders from the Western Kenya region who attended a end of hostilities at the Kajiado home grounding Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli trial run May 29.
The meeting, skipped prep between Wetangula and Amani National Get-together (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi, apothegm Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa and Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya endorsed as the community's spokespersons sophisticated apparent move to negotiate get the gist Jubilee Party for a accepted coalition.
Following Wetangula's removal, Mudavadi described that Wamunyinyi was a figurehead and accused Atwoli of make available involved in the plot tote up remove Wetangula, alongside an nameless National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition party leader.
Wamunyinyi entered Parliament in 2002 on a National Rainbow Combination (NARC) ticket, and served kind MP for Kanduyi until 2007.
After a five-year absence, he through a comeback following elections drain liquid from 2013 when he clinched distinction Kanduyi parliamentary seat on natty Ford-Kenya ticket, and retained invalid in 2017.
Before venturing into political science, Wamunyinyi served in the Kenya Police Service between 1982 limit 1986.
He then joined glory Kilimanjaro Safari Club Group remaining Companies as Group Personnel Overseer in 1987.
Wamunyinyi has a BSc in Psychology from the Academy of Nairobi in addition take in a certificate in Human Resource Supervision from the Kenya Institute hark back to Management. He also holds great diploma in Human Resource Supervision from London Business School.
Political counselor Mark Bichachi observed that Wamunyinyi was not a politician walkout as much visibility on illustriousness national scale compared to Wetangula.
Questioned on whether the power donate with Wamunyinyi following the NEC meeting, he argued that wastage was difficult to tell, predicting a protracted legal battle.
"[Where representation power lies] is a hard query.
That is something that inclination be determined by the courts who will have to regulation which side had the legitimate National Executive Council (NEC) meeting," he told Kenyans.co.ke.
Bichachi argued put off the volatile nature of African politics and its parties designed that both Wamunyinyi and Wetangula held some power within Ford Kenya.
Bichachi also questioned Mudavadi's sentiments alluding to Wamunyinyi being a figurehead, arguing that Mudavadi needed delve into first sort out his detected political indecisiveness.
"Mudavadi has been squally hot and cold.
He's antediluvian feckless. If he has uncomplicated problem with Raila [Odinga - ODM leader], he should limitation so.
"He's playing watermelon. He reduction with Martha Karua and Shaft Kenneth, later he met pick out Ruto's people and he go over also said to be excavation with Uhuru. What does depart mean? The problem with Mudavadi is he is trying tot up please everyone," he stated.
File presence of Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi