ODM Leaders Endorses Boni Khalwale for Kakamega Gubernatorial Seat
Former Kakamega County Senator Boni Khalwale on Monday, January 31 met with leaders of the ODM party who endorsed his candidature for the gubernatorial seat.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
The former senator in a statement said that, he was grateful for the endorsement he received from the ODM leaders.
"This morning, I held a breakfast meeting with Ikolomani North the ODM party leaders. Am so grateful that they took the opportunity to endorse me for Kakamega Governor 2022," he stated.
The meeting of the leaders come after Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala stated they would find a working formula on who would represent the UDA/ANC alliance in the August polls.
The meeting came after media reports that Deputy President William Ruto's UDA has ceeded the Kakamega gubernatorial seat as part of the coalition agreement with ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi.
However, Khalwale's ally, Mumias East MP Benjamin Washiali insisted that the Ruto/Mudavadi deal resolved that UDA would take the governor's seat while ANC's Malala would retain the Senate seat.
UDA Chairman Johnson Muthama has since called on the media and its supporters to stop speculating on the coalition agreement with ANC and Ford Kenya - insisting that their union was not based on an MoU but on friendship.
