Sifuna Enters Race to Challenge Mudavadi and Wetang'ula in Western Kenya - July 2026

Edwin Sifuna has entered the political race to challenge the influence of Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetang'ula in Western Kenya ahead of the 2027 general election, reshaping the region's political landscape. Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula has defied a court order by participating in President William Ruto's political campaign tour in Western Kenya, singing Ruto's 'tutam' chorus. The burial of Vincent Osiemo, also known as Mapinduzi, who died following an attack on an opposition convoy, saw renewed calls for political tolerance. Meanwhile, MP Babu Owino criticized the State over the rise in goonism, accusing the government of failing to deliver on development promises.