{"id":258,"date":"2020-01-23T14:36:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T14:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=258"},"modified":"2020-01-23T14:36:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T14:36:56","slug":"bishop-khamala-says-no-one-to-get-him-out-of-anc-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=258","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Khamala says no one to get him out of ANC party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kakamega<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Wilson Abiri<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>MP says some politicians are fighting him within the party<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>Khamala says \u2018his enemies\u2019 are branding him a Ruto project<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>Grapevine has it that he was referring to Senator Cleophas Malala<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>The leaders almost exchanged blow during the BBI rally at Bukhungu<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lurambi MP Titus Khamala has said that no will drive him out of the Amani\nNational Congress (ANC) party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Khamala, a renowned politician who he didn\u2019t mention is trying\nto use all means by branding him a project of the Deputy President William Ruto\nso that he can be expelled by ANC party. ANC is headed by Musalia Mudavadi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_5919-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-260\"\/><figcaption><em><strong>Lurambi MP Bishop Titus Khamala being entertained by teachers and pupils of Emurumba primary school -Photo\/Wilson Abiri\/County Splash<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the politician is even trying to introduce his closest competitor in\nthe last polls to secure the party\u2019s nomination ticket ahead of the 2022 polls\nat the expense of the Bishop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cI am in ANC to stay and no one will\nflush me out of the party we are loyal to. They are saying am a project of DP\nRuto but that\u2019s not true. They are afraid that my party leader Musalia Mudavadi\nhas faith in me as compared to them (politician) who has betrayed him\nseverally,\u201d said Khamala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bishop Khamala was addressing teachers and parents of Emurumba primary\nschool in Butsotso Central ward while handing over three classes that was built\nby NG- CDF at a cost of Sh3.3million on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_6005-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261\"\/><figcaption><em><strong>The three classes Bishop Khamala handed over to the school that were constructed at a cost of Sh3.3million by Lurambi NG-CDF<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI invited DP Ruto for lunch at my home and being a Bishop I can welcome\nanyone. You can\u2019t dictate to me on what I do at my home. In fact, Ruto\u2019s visit\nwas a blessing in disguise since he helped me with some money to build a\nmulti-modern classes at Ebuchinga primary school,\u201d said Bishop Khamala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khamala said he was born and raised within Lurambi and that no one has a\nright to micro \u2013manage his movements, adding that he is only interested in the implementation\nof his development agenda within the constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, investigations by the County Splash have revealed that Bishop\nKhamala was referring to Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two are said to have had an altercation with the senator during the\nBuilding Bridges Initiative (BBI) rally that was held at Bukhungu a week ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBishop Khamala beat Mr Malala with his organizational skills and ensuring\nthat Mudavadi and Wetang\u2019ula received a triumphant entry to Bukhungu stadium\nthat even overshadowed that of Raila. Malala even didn\u2019t want Khamala to\naddress the gathering,\u201d said a source privy to the happenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_5990-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262\"\/><figcaption><em><strong>Lurambi MP Bishop Titus Khamala<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two leaders were accompanied by the legislator and a host of other ANC\nand Ford Kenya officials when they arrived at the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source, a close ally of Bishop Khamala said the two leaders who of late\nenjoy a frosty relationship almost exchanged blows in a Kakamega hotel after\nthe senator felt he had been \u2018defeated\u2019 at his \u2018own\u2019 event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMudavadi has faith in Khamala as opposed to Senator Malala who has shifted\nhis allegiance to Raila Odinga,\u201d claimed the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mudavadi and Wetang\u2019ula had earlier indicated they won\u2019t attend the BBI\nrally at Bukhungu but showed up at the last minute and stole the show, forcing\nthe likes of Governor Wycliffe Oparanya and Cotu Secretary General Francis\nAtwoli to change the scripts of what they had intended to speak that day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kakamega By Wilson Abiri MP says some politicians are fighting him within the party Khamala says \u2018his enemies\u2019 are branding him a Ruto project Grapevine has it that he was referring to Senator Cleophas Malala The leaders almost exchanged blow during the BBI rally at Bukhungu Lurambi MP Titus Khamala has said that no will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kenya-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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