{"id":1958,"date":"2021-06-10T13:19:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2021-06-10T13:19:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:19:36","slug":"this-man-bishop-titus-khamala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=1958","title":{"rendered":"This man: Bishop Titus Khamala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Collins Matubwi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><code>\u2026\u2026The Making of a Leader Series\u2026.<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Shibuli in Butsotso central, not far away from Kakamega town, is the  most recognized sports and cultural center in Western Kenya especially  in the festive seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0015-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0015-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0015-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0015-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0015-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0015.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Bishop Titus Khamala and his wife<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Though small, the market is famed for the extreme festive excitements and the revolutions in both spiritual and social aspects <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Cornerstone Ministries headquarters is another  significant feature in Shibuli, which also acts as a geographic lead to the residence of Hon Bishop Titus Mukhwana Khamala, head of the Cornerstone church in Kenya and a Member of Parliament for Lurambi  Constituency, a home which nestles at the foot of the Butsotso community  whose inhabitants are well known for their decency, gentility,  linguistic prowess, extreme confidence and a little clamor for  perfection.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bishop Titus Mukhwana Khamala (MP LURAMBI)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6NPD7vQpJ-Y?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong><code>Bishop Titus Khamala political life- click and watch<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contrary to those in power, the humble legislator wakes up at dawn to help his workers milk his cows, gives the animals food alongside other domestic duties. He would at times help his wife prepare food for the family something Khamala says, he has been doing since time immemorial. Agriculture is his main inclination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0011-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0011-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0011-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0011-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0011-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0011-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0011.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Bishop Titus Khamala (centre) awarding bursary to students<\/code><\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He would then attend to his visitors before moving around the constituency to check on the NG-CDF projects he initiated as well as interacting with the  constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An equal number of guests would be seen at his father&#8217;s homestead (Timothy Mukhwana); a sign of a responsible and accommodative leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born and raised in Emusanda village in Eshisiru, Butsotso Central of Kakamega County, The 51 years old law maker says that his parents struggled to raise them due to hard economic times. They lacked a formal employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He navigated through the murky waters\nof poverty to realise his dream in life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0008-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0008-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0008-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0008-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0008.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <strong><code>Bishop Titus Khamala<\/code><\/strong> <strong><code>(left) and his father, Timothy Khamala<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He went to the then Ebuchinga primary school (now Mwangaza) and later on Eshikokho and Ndivisi secondary schools respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After his secondary school, he could not get fees to proceed with his tertiary education.  He then opted to travel  to Nairobi where he worked as a cleaner in the House of Munch at least to raise income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0036.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0036.jpg 410w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0036-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><figcaption> <strong><code>Bishop Titus Khamala (right), Kakamega Primary Headmaster  Dickson Wanyangu<\/code><\/strong> <strong><code>  and Environment CS Keriako Tobiko at Kakamega primary school during a tree planting exercise<\/code><\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;While at the house of munch, I would collect spoilt biscuits to the dumping site and I would even eat some of them. Life was difficult and the rules of work and engagement couldn&#8217;t allow us to carry the biscuits home,\u201d Bishop Khamala told the County Splash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He would then join the late Bishop Ben Bahati on evangelical engagements. They both lived in a tiny room in Mathare slums and later Huruma corner. Later on, Khamala worked for Riata printers in industrial area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0007.jpg 518w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0007-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Sports SC Amina Mohamed (left) Bishop Titus Khamala (centre) and Environment CS Keriako Tobiko at Kakamega primary school during a tree planting exercise <\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Bishop Ben Bahati and I are relatives and we were bonded together both spiritually and by blood. Despite all these difficulties, what kept me moving was the strong faith that was rooted deeply within me, a faith that was introduced to me by Rev Brian Peter Hackjingson who was an American missionary,\u201d said Khamala with slight tremors in his voice. He was beaming with blessedness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-1024x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-1024x126.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-768x95.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-696x86.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-1068x132.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the early 1990\u2019s, Bishop Titus Khamala joined the Forum for Reforms and Democracy (FORD) as a youth winger with the passion of removing the then vibrant KANU government from power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0003-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0003-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0003-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0003-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Bishop Titus Khamala and American Missionaries <\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was a very confidential part of the security detail of the renown icons of the multiparty struggle Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenneth Matiba, Pius Henry Masinde Muliro and Martin Shikuku amongst others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He would then follow keenly the footsteps of the young tacks like the late vice president Kijana Wamalwa, former premier Raila Odinga, Gregory Nzenze amongst others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-696x984.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037.jpg 905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1992, he campaigned for Bishop Javan Ommani who was elected Lurambi Member of Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He then quitted politics for religious engagements where he then married in 1994 and in 1995, he received a scholarship through the church to join a Bible College in Texas, Litchfield, Illinois in the United States.<br> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0006.jpg 469w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0006-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Kakamega County ANC Chairman Bishop Titus Khamala<\/code><\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It was challenging for a villager of my caliber by then to cope up with life in the USA. However, during my stay in the USA, God connected me to Rev Larry Cook and his wife Judy Cook: founders of the Cornerstone Ministries who supported me, traveled along with me back to Kenya and helped me establish the Cornerstone Ministries which is strong here in Kenya. They are my spiritual parents,\u201d he said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1997, through the influence of Councilor Amisi Mukanda, Bishop Khamala formed part of the campaign team of the late Dr Newton Wanjala Kulundu who was elected as Member of Parliament for Lurambi Constituency and became part of his inner political cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2002, he transitioned with him to the National Alliance Rainbow Coalition (NARC), which was led by Mwai Kibaki and the late Kijana Wamalwa who formed the government with Dr Kulundu being re-elected as member of parliment  and minister in the NARC regime. Khamala was then nominated as councilor at the Kakamega Municipal Council by the coalition..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0001.jpg 720w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0001-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0001-696x696.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Lurambi MP Titus Khamala <\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2007, he declared his parliamentary bid for Lurambi constituency and lost to Manyala Keya of the Orange Democratic Movement ODM and later lost progressively to Raphael Milikau Otaalo of ODM in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All this time he remained connected\nto the electorates through the charity and evangelical works of the Cornerstone\nMinistries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I remained vibrant on ground, I helped the less fortunate especially the children who until now have achieved their dreams in life. There&#8217;s this stubborn thing inside me that kept on insisting despite all evidences to the contrary that I have to keep trying, I have to keep moving and indeed I didn\u2019t give up.&#8221; said Khamala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he tried his third stab at the\nMP seat on ANC ticket, he captured the seat with a landslide in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210529-WA0046.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210529-WA0046.jpg 719w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210529-WA0046-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210529-WA0046-696x714.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the sunrise in his political life. Through his charisma and steadfast support for ANC, Khamala has come out as the voice of reason in the party and now, he is the current chairman of ANC Kakamega County. He is an embodiment of focus in the struggle for Luhya political unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a dedicated legislator, he has earned the name &#8220;Magorofa&#8221; after he embarked onestablishing and improving the infrastructure of primary and secondary schools within the constituency that were dilapidated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has constructed storey classrooms in over 20 schools equitably distributed across all the six wards. His focus on charity engagement has seen him offer full academic sponsorship to the bright but vulnerable (over 40) students from the constituency in national schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lurambi Constituency is one of the\nfew constituencies where all day secondary school students have an automatic\nlunch bursary courtesy of his initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0014-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0014-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0014-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0014-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0014-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0014-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20210610-WA0014.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <code><strong>Bishop Titus Khamala<\/strong> <\/code><strong><code>at shieywe secondary school <\/code><\/strong>launching a 12 classroom story building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, he was named as the best\nMP in the county in proper utilization of the NG_CDF kitty and 35 nationally\nand best amongst the first term members of the national assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Khamala, politics has\nbeen perceived as a dirty game, the reason for political intrigue, debauchery\nand ineptitude being exercised by those in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He calls upon those in power to shun impunity and use their positions to touch the lives especially of the vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8221;Theres need for persons of high integrity , to occupy political offices because these are the iffices that control resource allocation.&#8221; said Khamala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is however confident of being re-elected in 2022 general elections as the Lurambi Member of parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td><br>END    <\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Collins Matubwi \u2026\u2026The Making of a Leader Series\u2026. Shibuli in Butsotso central, not far away from Kakamega town, is the most recognized sports and cultural center in Western Kenya especially in the festive seasons. 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