VIHIGA NEWS BULLET

SISCO MBINDI SENETORIAL ENTRANT COMPLICATES MATTER FOR CANDIDATES PERCIEVED TO BE  OUTSIDERS  Just five months to August poll, Vihiga  senatorial race debates has taken a new dimension with emergence of new entrants.  Hon. Sisco Mbindi candidature seems to be  a talk in  town , majorly because of strong brand he portrays . His generosity in standing with the needy and vulnerable in the society , supporting churches constructions and groups empowerment is what seems to be fueling his aspiration across the county.  His candidature has not gone well with Hon. Jackson Kedogo Swadi and James Babira Ndeda who had banked on Maragoli vote rich block to beat Nominated MP Hon. Godfrey Osotsi .The two Nandi residents view Sisco as a spoiler and have begun  branding him as a project to tame his influence .Which seems not to be baring any tangible results. They are disadvantaged by being associated with the Nandi tag which Sisco is capitalising on  to sell himself as the real son of Vihiga county.

  OTTICHILO:   LEGALIZE BHANG AND CHANGA BY. MOSES AKIDADI INJENGA(mosesinjenga@gmail.com) V ihiga County Governor Dr. Wilber Ottichilo has joined in the controversial calls for the legalization of bhang and local brews. He has  challenged researchers to carry out proper research in a bid to identify how to make the locally produced commodities safe for consumption. Speaking during the launch of crackdown mission on elicits brews and substandard products in Vihiga last week, at the Vihiga headquarters, the county boss wondered why bhang is freely used in other countries while in Kenya it is illegal. Figure 1 VIHIGA COUNTY GOVERNOR DR. WILBER OTICHILO In a meeting attended by different stake holders including KEBS, NACADA, KRA, KNCCI-Vihiga and county commissioner Mr. Ochilo Oyugi, Dr. Ottichilo also tasked   the stakeholders to find out best way of purifying Chang’aa for packaging and commercial marketing just like in other countries. ‘When you visit so

  Former Vihiga governor Hon. Moses Akaranga(right) together with current governor Dr. Wilber Otichilo(left) ASPIRANTS RUSH FOR PPK TO RIDE ON AKARAGA INFLUENCE AT GRASSROOTS  TO CLINCH POWER F former Vihiga governor HON. Moses Akaranga party PPK  has attracted several vibrant aspirants across the county, who believe that , the party leader still enjoys overwhelming support at grassroots, and wish to use his influence to ascend to the throne come 2022 general election. As the clock to the next poll ticks, sources established by Vihiga news bullets indicates, both the sitting and aspiring MCAs have been secretly meeting the former governor at  Elwunza, his rural home, to solidify their relationship and persuade him hand them a direct ticket. PPK which is the minority party in Vihiga county assembly seems to be lender of last resort, for those who feel a lot of dishonest in ANC party in party primaries which lock out potential aspirants as witnessed in 2017 gras

  RUTO-RAILA KEEN ON SABATIIA SEAT AS ELDERS AND POLITICAL BIG WINGS SETTLES ON  SLOYA'S BROTHER CLEMENT  Sabatia 2022 parliamentary seat has drawn attention of many ,including two big  political parties (ODM and UDA),  after the death of Hon. Maclean Sloya, whom many believed would win the Sabatia parliamentary seat based on the track record he had laid ,by initiating several projects across the constituency. Sources  reached our desk indicates, political big wings, elders and opinion shapers have settled on Macleans brother Clement Sloya, as a formidable candidate to beat the opponents.  They urgue that, Clement has background information of the lates projects and   incomplete ones , since he was the one managing and was  close to the late. Therefore is in better position to carry his dream to the promised land.  Political tycoons and Macleans friends, plans to channel their resources in one buscket to  see all incomplete projects started by Hon. Sloya are  completed and those th

 VIHIGA MCA ON THE SPOT FOR ALLEGEDLY USING  DEAD MAN DOCUMENTS TO CONTEST A member of county assembly of Vihiga is on the spot for allegedly using documents  of the dead person, to run for a political office.  Vihiga news Bullet has established that, the dead person schooled in one of the top giant  schools within Vihiga  county and scored a good grade that quolified him to join university but unfortunately died before the results were announced by then minister for education.  The MCA risk being bared from running for any political seat.  This comes at a time when MCAs are required to have a degree as a minimum requirement to be cleared to run for the seat.  His opponents are likely to sue the IEBC and The Kenya National Quolification Authority (KNQA) incase the two bodies clears him to contest in 2022 general election.

 SLOYA PROJECT BENEFICIARIES BELIEVES HIS DEATH NOT NORMAL AND VOWS TO FRONT WIFE OR BROTHER  Engulfed with sober mood, the late Hon. Macleans Sloya supporters and project beneficiaries believe his death was not normal, but blames his political enemies for castigating it.  Filled with anger , bitterness and loneliness for loosing someone who was development oriented , down to earth, generous  and outgoing whom  , they were optimistic  would change the face of Sabatia, by being  voted in as their MP, they argue that the best alternative is to front his brother or wife as a sign of appreciation and ensuring the late legacy does not die.  ' Sloya has paid school fees for our children , build houses for the needy and vulnerable children , whoever killed him may he not see anything good in his life. His death is not normal, I not yet to be convinced which is hard'. One chicken seller at Chavakali market lamented.  ' We are ready to vote his wife to take care of his small childre