Bukhungu II will define Atwoli’s legacy in Western

Cotu Secretary-General, Francis Atwoli. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

On December 31, 2021, many Kenyans thronged Kakamega to attend the Bukhungu II rally hosted by Cotu Secretary-General, Francis Atwoli. The meeting was considered definitive since it was convened to give the Luhya community a new political trajectory. 

In my view, this meeting was organised in light of an early revelation that some key players in western Kenya politics, namely Musalia Mudavadi, Cleophas Malala, Moses Wetang’ula and Boni Khalwale had indicated unwillingness to join other leaders in forming a common political front that would support a Raila Odinga presidency.