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FELIX WANJALA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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For more than three decades, Ford Kenya<\/strong> has remained a fixture in the country\u2019s political landscape. By 2032, when the party hopes to mount a serious bid for Kenya\u2019s top leadership, it will have spent nearly forty years in active politics, a remarkable journey for one of the nation\u2019s oldest surviving political movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the center of this long\u2011term vision is Moses Wetang\u2019ula<\/strong>, the Speaker of the National Assembly and Ford Kenya\u2019s party leader. Within the party, he is widely viewed as the most likely candidate to carry its presidential flag in 2032. In recent public engagements, Wetang\u2019ula has reiterated his support for President William Ruto\u2019s re\u2011election bid in 2027, while hinting that he expects similar backing from allies when his own presidential ambitions take shape five years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet Ford Kenya\u2019s path forward is far from smooth. The party continues to wrestle with internal disputes, questions of unity, and discontent among former members who allege marginalization and lack of recognition for their contributions. These divisions have occasionally overshadowed its efforts to expand influence beyond its traditional stronghold in Bungoma County<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wetang\u2019ula\u2019s recent youth engagement meeting at his Kabuchai residence was seen as an attempt to reconnect with younger voters and re\u2011energize the party base. Still, uncertainty lingers over the broader political direction of Western Kenya<\/strong>. Some leaders and residents argue that the region should produce a national leader as early as 2027, rather than waiting until 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matungu MP Peter Nabulindo, Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang\u2019ula and Bungoma Senator Wafula Wakoli gather outside Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Bulimbo, Matungu constituency, Kakamega county after the service on February 22, 2026 \/HILTON OTENYO\/COURTESY\/<\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Complicating matters further is Wetang\u2019ula\u2019s dual role as Speaker and party leader,a position that has drawn scrutiny from both allies and critics. Some figures within President Ruto\u2019s camp have urged him to dissolve or merge Ford Kenya into larger political formations, proposals he has consistently resisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ford Kenya\u2019s elected leadership remains heavily concentrated in Bungoma, represented by MPs John Chikati (Tongaren)<\/strong>, John Makali (Kanduyi)<\/strong>, Majimbo Kalasinga (Kabuchai)<\/strong>, Martin Pepela Wanyonyi (Webuye East)<\/strong>, and Ferdinand Wanyonyi (Kwanza)<\/strong>. The county also boasts Woman Representative Catherine Wambilianga<\/strong>, Governor Kenneth Lusaka<\/strong>, and Senator David Wafula Wakoli<\/strong>,a lineup that underscores the party\u2019s deep roots in the region but also highlights its limited reach elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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