Didmus Barasa dumps Wetang’ula, vows to back Ruto and UDA in Bungoma Governor race
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Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has announced his political break with National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, accusing the Ford Kenya party leader of promoting family interests at the expense of democratic competition and development in Bungoma County.
In a statement issued after what he described as careful reflection and wide consultation, Barasa said he had decided to withdraw his political support for Wetang’ula’s local political direction, arguing that the veteran politician should retire from Bungoma politics after more than three decades in leadership.
Barasa maintained that his decision was not motivated by personal animosity but by ideological differences over the county’s political future, leadership succession and development priorities.
He accused Wetang’ula of maintaining conflicting political interests by publicly supporting President William Ruto at the national level while allegedly allowing political structures associated with his brother, Tim Wanyonyi, to operate within an opposing political formation.
