{"id":11354,"date":"2025-12-19T17:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=11354"},"modified":"2025-12-19T17:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:48:10","slug":"%f0%9d%90%8b%f0%9d%90%ae%f0%9d%90%ac%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%a4%f0%9d%90%9a-%f0%9d%90%94%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%a0%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%ac-%f0%9d%90%85%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%9d-%f0%9d%90%8a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=11354","title":{"rendered":"\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc24\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc14\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d, \ud835\udc11\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc23\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has called on Ford Kenya party leaders and Members to accept defeat in the recent Kabuchai\u2013Chwele by-election and embark on sober reflection and re-strategising, warning against internal blame games that could weaken the party.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the burial of James Mukhwana at Tuti village in Kanduyi, brother to National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang\u2019ula and Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi,Governor Lusaka said electoral contests have only two outcomes and leaders must respond maturely when results do not go their way.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11351\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11351\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251219-WA0030-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251219-WA0030-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251219-WA0030-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251219-WA0030-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251219-WA0030.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bungoma Senator Wafula Wakoli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen you go into an election, there are only two possible outcomes: you either win or you lose. If you win, you celebrate. If you lose, you return to the drawing board, reflect honestly on what went wrong and learn lessons, instead of blaming one another,\u201d Lusaka said.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor faulted attempts by some party members and leaders to look for scapegoats following Ford Kenya\u2019s loss in the Kabuchai\u2013Chwele by-election, a constituency traditionally considered a party stronghold. He maintained that blaming individuals or factions would not help the party regain its footing.<\/p>\n<p>Lusaka\u2019s remarks came shortly after Bungoma Senator Wafula Wakoli, who was also present at the ceremony, declared that he would intensify oversight of the county government going forward.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11353\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11353\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251219-WA0029-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251219-WA0029-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251219-WA0029-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251219-WA0029-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251219-WA0029.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang&#8217;ula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFrom 2026, we are going to be very serious in defending the interests of Bungoma and in overseeing Governor Lusaka,\u201d Senator Wakoli said.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Senator did not explicitly link his remarks to the party\u2019s recent by-election performance, the statements appeared to confirm emerging political undercurrents within Ford Kenya following the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Responding on the spot, Governor Lusaka said he had no fear of oversight, provided it was conducted in the interest of Bungoma residents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Wakoli, you are free to oversight Bungoma as long as it is for the good of the people of Bungoma. We do not fear oversight,\u201d Lusaka said.<\/p>\n<p>With the by-election now behind them, attention is shifting to how Ford Kenya will reorganize and position itself in the post-election period, amid growing calls from within the party for unity, introspection and strategic realignment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has called on Ford Kenya party leaders and Members to accept defeat in the recent Kabuchai\u2013Chwele by-election and embark on sober reflection and re-strategising, warning against internal blame games that could weaken the party. Speaking during the burial of James Mukhwana at Tuti village in Kanduyi, brother to National Assembly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc24\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc14\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d, \ud835\udc11\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc23\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e. - Horizon News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=11354\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc24\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc14\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d, \ud835\udc11\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc23\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e. - Horizon News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has called on Ford Kenya party leaders and Members to accept defeat in the recent Kabuchai\u2013Chwele by-election and embark on sober reflection and re-strategising, warning against internal blame games that could weaken the party. 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