‘Pastor’ Ken Lusaka rallies Mulembe Nation behind Ruto
Bungoma Governor who is also President William Ruto’s Western Kenya Re-election Coordinator Ken Lusaka has made a passionate appeal to Mulembe Nation to give Kenya Kwanza government a second term in power.
Speaking on Tuesday, June 30 during a colourful prayer gathering in Kakamega County bringing together regional clergymen and women, Lusaka urged the region to make informed decision to and be in government.
A thespian and a student of literature, Lusaka carefully blended Biblical teachings with politics to deliver a message of hope, unity, strength in political numbers saying all these are promises made to people and their leaders by God himself.
He told the people of western Kenya to stop acting like those in exile where there is disunity, fear and lack of confidence in themselves and rise to the occasion and grab power that rightfully belongs to them.
When the Wall of Jerusalem lay in ruins, he said, Nehemiah did not start rebuilding with fundraising or political strategy but called the people to rise up as a united front to work and rebuild the city back to strength.
The same, he said, is what the Mulembe Nation is doing at the moment, where every politician, youth leader, religious leaders and all stakeholders to rally behind him as he mobilises the region behind the re-election of President Ruto in 2027, explaining that it will be the foundation to match to State House.
At the moment, Western Kenya is at a vantage point of clinging the country’s leadership with most of her sons and daughters barely ranks from occupying the House on the Hill.
The Mulembe Nation has some of the favourites to succeed President Ruto including Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula and Cooperatives Minister Wycliffe Oparanya.
According to him, the last five years of President Ruto will be crucial for western Kenya to angle for the big seat rather than have another person in the seat and serve another 10 years as the region waits.
“We also want the presidency. We have already had three vice presidents and this is the shortcut,” he said.
“Let us vote strategically, not with emotions,” he added.
Currently, according to date from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), there are a total of 2,616,929 registered voters as at 2022 across the counties of Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia, Vihiga and Trans Nzoia.
As the Kenya Kwanza’s point-man in western Kenya, Lusaka has already launched a series of events to encourage the region to register in large numbers as voters.
In previous engagements, Lusaka has been vocal in calling on the region to ensure it registers at least 2 million more votes as it seeks numerical strength to sit at the decision-making table without fear.
And today, he urged the clergy to walk with their heads high and rally their flock behind the leadership of President Ruto saying there is more to benefit while in government for just five more years before taking the mantle from him.
Striking a reconciliatory tone, he extended an olive hand to Opposition politicians especially those in ODM, a party he explained shared a lot with Kenya Kwanza in their respective blue prints.
Affordable housing, improved health care, improved infrastructure and education are all in the two blue prints and he explained that the only difference were the political vehicles but the idea was the same.
Already, affordable houses have been built in Kakamega, ESP markets across all the five counties, major roads have been completed while others are near completion, airstrips have received facelifts with Matulo almost ready for operations.
Western Kenya is also set to be opened up in a major road project – Rironi-Mau summit – that has great potential for the region.
