LUHYA POLITICS WITH FOCUS TO LOYALTY TO GOVERNMENTS IN KENYA
Ingwe Odanga Nangira once gave this advice to the Luhya nation.
During the 1992 General elections,Luhyas were divided between Daniel Arap Moi(Busia,Vihiga and parts of Kakamega),Kenneth Matiba(Kakamega and Busia) and Oginga Odinga(Bukusus).After the elections,president Moi appointed Musalia Mudavadi(Finance),Joshua Angatia(Health),Philip Masinde(Labour) and Amos Wako(Attorney General) to the cabinet.During the 1997 General elections,Luhyas were divided between Daniel Arap Moi and Wamalwa Kijana.After the elections,president Moi appointed Musalia Mudavadi(Agriculture),Chris Okemo(Energy and later Finance),Francis Masakhalia(Industry and later Energy) and Amukowa Anangwe(Public Service).In 2002,Luhyas overwhelmingly voted for Mwai Kibaki.After the elections,Kibaki appointed Wamalwa Kijana(Vice President),Mukhisa Kituyi(Trade and Industry),Moody Awori(Home affairs),Musikari Kombo(Local Government),Noah Wekesa(Environment and Wildlife),Soita Shitanda(Housing), Newton Kulundu(Labour) and Moses Akaranga(Public Service).In 2007,Luhyaland started being infected by the Odingaism disease.After the 2007 elections,Kibaki appointed Moses Wetangula(Foreign affairs) and Soita Shitanda(Housing) as Ministers.Later,Kibaki also appointed Eugine Wamalwa as the Justice and constitutional affairs Minister.Raila appointed Musalia Mudavadi(Local Government),Wycliffe Oparanya(Planning) and Paul Otuoma(Fisheries) to the cabinet.In 2013,95% of Luhyas were infected with Odingaism.Luhyaland was so hostile to Jubilee that Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto never campaigned in Luhyaland in 2013.What followed after the elections was Luhyas missing out in major cabinet appointments.The only cabinet slot to Luhyas went to Prof Judy Wakhungu,a nephew of Moody Awori.It is believed Uncle Moody Awori enjoys good relations with President Uhuru Kenyatta and therefore lobbied for the appointment of his nephew to the cabinet.The bitter truth that Luhyas should swallow as humble pie is that their worship of Odingaism has made them miss out on important Government appointments.