Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Eugene leads Western leaders in Wamalwa memorial

By OSINDE OBARE

Saboti MP Eugene Wamalwa led family and friends in commemorating the death of his elder brother and former Vice-President Kijana Wamalwa at his Kitale home on Monday.

The late VP’s widow, Yvonne, and most Western Province politicians, however skipped the ceremony.

Ford-Kenya Chairman Musikari Kombo, Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, Livestock PS Kenneth Lusaka, Regional PC Wilson Wanyanga, Kitale Deputy Mayor Herbert Wambaya and Luhya Council of Elders Chairman Joseph Otiende attended.

Kombo and Jirongo hit at Luhya leaders for skipping the important event, saying some of those who skipped the ceremony were reaping from the late Wamalwa’s political will.

"Let us not pretend that we are too busy on some other issue instead of turning to mark the event of an old great hero and reforms crusader," charged Kombo.

Luhya Unity

They said Wamalwa stood for peace and advocated for Luhya unity and urged the council of elders to unite community leaders.

Eugene hailed Kenyans for passing the new Constitution, which he said his late brother had for years struggled for.

The Saboti MP said passing of the new Constitution was a gift Kenyans had given Wamalwa.

"The passing of the new Constitution coincides with the commemoration of my brother's death and it is a gift that the people of Kenya have given to him," he said.

He challenged Luhya leaders to unite in order to achieve the political dream that the late Vice-President harboured.

"We want to keep the political wheel of my brother rolling, and it is through unity that we can realise his political dreams to have one of our own ascend to power," he added.

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