Now "Political Prostitute" Aisha Jumwa Meets 'Mwanaume Bwege'

Speculations were rife on Saturday morning, July 3, after COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli posted a photo of a meeting with Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa and her Msambweni counterpart Feisal Bader. The photo raised eyebrows among their followers bearing in mind that the two leaders are nemeses, often trolling each other in public rallies. Additionally, they are in opposite political divides with Atwoli in Kieleweke, a faction that supports President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga and Jumwa in Tangatanga, a faction that backs Deputy President Willliam Ruto.

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From left; Msambweni MP Fiesal Bader, COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli and Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa during a meeting in Malindi.

On the other hand, Bader is a lawmaker who was mainly supported by the DP’s allies when campaigning for the Msambweni seat which was held in December 2020.

ODM Communications Director Philip Etale disclosed that the three leaders met in Malindi and discussed matters politics.
“Could there be something cooking?” Etale posed.

The COTU Secretary General was yet to respond to[I] Kenyans.co.ke[/I] on what the trio discussed by the time of publishing.

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The two leaders have been exchanging words and insults over 2022 succession politics in the past.

In April, Jumwa referred to the COTU boss as ‘Mwanaume bwege’ which is Swahili for a good-for-nothing man.
She explained that Atwoli was only keen on stopping Deputy President William Ruto from becoming president in 2022, but had no aspirations of his own.

On the other hand, Atwoli once ridiculed the MP on his perception of her beauty.
"Achana na huyo mama, hata sio type yangu, huyo hata si taste yangu. Anacheza sana na jina yangu. Mpime na ruler, hata hana kiuno (Leave her alone, she is not my type, she is not my taste. She is just playing with my name. She doesn’t even have a waist)," Atwoli had stated.

Jumwa would respond saying that she did not desire the trade unionist either, sparking a back and forth between the leaders and their allies.

Meanwhile…ODM leader Raila Odinga vowed to jail leaders who stole from public coffers when elected to State House in the 2022 General Elections.

Speaking in Mvita on Saturday, July 3, the former Prime Minister claimed that some leaders steal millions of shillings from the taxpayer and donate the monies to churches, youth organizations and women groups.

Mr Odinga opined that some of the public servants in Kenya should be in Shimo la Tewa prison for the crimes they have committed against the Kenyan public.

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ODM leader Raila Odinga with Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho

“These are the hyenas that you see that come here in sheep’s clothing they claim they want to fundraise for women groups… people will say this person is generous and he fears God because he’s helping the churches, the women groups and the youth groups but you are bought with your money that they have stolen,” Odinga stated.

“Where does he get the millions from? No one questions where this money is from. These are thieves who should be in Shimo la Tewa but they are walking all over in helicopters… when we get in government we will jail all these people,” he continued.

Mr Odinga called out leaders for stealing from the taxpayers who struggle to access good healthcare. He was also launching the NHIF registration drive in Mvita Constituency, Mombasa County.

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“3,000 households translating to 12,000 people in Mvita Constituency are set to benefit from the local NG-CDF sponsored program for access to affordable healthcare which will be launched today by HE Raila Odinga. NHIF will register them today for the program,” a statement from ODM Communications director read.

The former Premier also touched on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) appeal case where he noted that he has confidence they will not be stopped.

His sentiments came two days after Trends and Insights For Africa (TIFA), an African-based research company released the results of an opinion survey they conducted to determine the popularity of the BBI.

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Mvita MP Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir

TIFA stated that the results demonstrated the unpopularity of the initiative with only 19 percent declaring their support for the initiative.

According to the poll, 31 percent of those sampled indicated they would vote against the BBI proposals if the referendum were to be held today.

Odinga was hosted by Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir and Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho who also hinted at joining the ODM leader to form government in 2022.

Former police spokesman Charles Owino and Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi engaged in a war of words during the burial of Siaya Woman Representative aspirant Florence Aluodo on Saturday, July 3.

Both Owino and Wandayi sought to outdo each other while campaigning for the Siaya Gubernatorial seat ahead of the 2022 general elections.

Addressing mourners at Bar Atheng Primary School in Ugunja, Owino stated that he would seek the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ticket in the upcoming nominations.

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Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi and Former police spokesman Charles Owino (R)

Owino accused Wandayi of conspiring to deny the late Aluodo victory during the ODM primaries in 2017.

“I can assure my supporters that no one will steal my votes…I vow to transform the County,” Owino stated.

In a rejoinder, Wandayi dismissed the allegations and stated that the ODM party primaries would be free and fair in the next elections.

“Prepare to face me and accept whichever outcome,” Wandayi stated.

The lawmaker further expressed confidence that the BBI Constitutional Bill will go through at the Court of Appeal.

“We are not taking any chances and we are confident that we will form the next government,” the lawmaker stated.

The deceased died due to Covid-19 complications while receiving treatment at Mater Hospital in Nairobi.

She had vied as an Independent candidate after decamping from ODM. At the time, there were claims of shambolic nominations.

Aluodo, however, lost to women representative Christine Ombaka.

DP William Ruto has issued a strong retaliatory statement towards the remarks made by Raila Odinga, in which he vowed to jail all corrupt leaders when elected president in 2022. Speaking at the Presbyterian Church of East Africa in Umoja earlier today, Dr. Ruto said Raila is a hypocrite, having overseen corruption while he was Prime Minister.

Speaking a day after Raila said he would jail all corrupt leaders if elected president in 2022, Ruto argued that Raila’s statements were hypocritical, insisting that Odinga and other leaders in opposition were agents of corruption themselves.

“Wakiwa huko serikali, walikuwa wanaibia vijana, sasa wako upinzani wameibia watu wagonjwa kupitia kwa ile inaitwa Covid Billionaires. Sasa, mkiwa serikali, mnaiba, mkiwa upinzani, mnaiba; and the irony of this is thing is that it is only in Kenya where the opposition pretends to run the government,” Ruto opined to consolidate his point.

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DP Ruto Arrives and Waves at Members of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) Umoja, Embakasi West

Ruto’s charged remarks were set to reply to Raila’s claims that he would jail leaders who steal public monies. Speaking in Mvita on Saturday, July 3, Raila made the claim that certain leaders in office steal millions of Shillings from the taxpayer and that these leaders should be in Shimo la Tewa prison for those crimes.

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“These are the hyenas that you see that come here in sheep’s clothing they claim they want to fundraise for women groups…
people will say this person is generous and he fears God because he’s helping the churches, the women groups and the youth groups but you are bought with your money that they have stolen,” Odinga reiterated.

Raila went on to lament, “Where does he get the millions from? No one questions where this money is from. These are thieves who should be in Shimo la Tewa but they are walking all over in helicopters… when we get in government, we will jail all these people.”
The war of words between the DP and Raila has dominated the contemporary political climate for a while now, ignoring the fact that the pair have met face-to-face quite a few times in the recent past, each seemingly oblivious of what the other had said about each other.

Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria’s Usawa Kwa Wote campaign truck on Sunday, July 4, caught fire during a public event.
The truck, which was being used in a membership recruitment drive in the county burst into flames in unclear circumstances causing uproar among attendees of the function.

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Governor Mwangi Wa Iria’s Campaign Truck Aflame in Murang’a County

Wa Iria launched his presidential bid with the belief that the GEMA community of Gikuyu, Embu, and Meru would be enough to win the 2022 elections as the community has a population of 10 million potential voters. Earlier this year, Governor Mwangi dwelled on the point that President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto won with over seven million votes from Mt Kenya communities. He added that being a senior leader from the region makes him a potential winner of the 2022 elections if the GEMA community of 10 million voters back him.

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Murang’a Governor, Mwangi Wa Iria.

Governor Mwangi earlier this year warned anyone who did not take his bid seriously saying in part, that

“Nobody should undermine us in saying we need to support so and so…as a community, we have the numbers, we have the will, we have the capacity.”

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The governor went on to say that those who want to partner with him should partner with him, genuinely, stressing that he will not play second fiddle to anyone. He has also been very vocal in warning any of his adversaries who think of him as an underdog.
Governor Iria also warned politicians who plan on visiting his County without any positive intentions of contributing to his agenda of uniting GEMA people, saying his community of voters is not up for auction.

Iria hopes to give the political giants in the form of Ruto and Raila Odinga, a run for their money in the 2022 elections but many say that his political ambitions are predicated on hopefulness. He was elected as Governor on the March 4, 2013 and subsequently in August 2017 for his second term.

Ruto flew out on Tuesday, July 6, to meet Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

The Ugandan President invited Deputy President William Ruto as his chief guest for the official laying of the foundation stone for a vaccine manufacturing facility.

The event took place at a location in Matuga, Wakiso district where the construction of the Biological Drugs and mRNA vaccine facility under the Dei Group is ongoing.

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William Ruto and Yoweri Museveni conversing

Museveni revealed that his government remains committed to funding research and innovations by Ugandan scientists.

The Deputy President was in high spirits during the proceedings of the unveiling of the facility.

"We are keen to building partnerships with other African countries to move the continent away from only packaging and labelling of drugs to the restructuring of its market to focus more on upstream production.

This new commitment to buying locally manufactured vaccine doses at large-scale will ease African countries’ import bill, enhance their export earnings and sustainably boost the ordinary people’s health status." read DP Ruto’s statement at the event.

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President Museveni and Ruto have enjoyed a cordial relationship in the past, with Ruto previously joining Museveni on his campaign trail in 2015 when he was traversing his country seeking re-election.

The Ugandan head of state also gifted DP Ruto Ksh10 million towards the construction of the William Ruto Leadership Institute at Makerere University during his birthday in 2019.

DP Ruto laid the foundation stone for the institute flanked by members of Museveni’s cabinet.

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The invitation by Museveni comes at a time when Ruto is seen as an outcast in Uhuru’s government, having been sidelined by the President.

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The DP was recently involved in a match of rhetoric, hurling insults between Raila and himself.

Ruto had been responding to Raila’s claims that he would jail him and his allies, should he be elected president in 2022.

The war of words between the Deputy President and Raila is likely to be protracted for 2022 elections as the two remain at loggerheads.

Malindi legislator Aisha Jumwa dismissed reports that she was pondering leaving Deputy President William Ruto’s faction after meeting with Trade Unionist Francis Atwoli.

Reports by Taifa Leo indicated that the meeting between the Member of Parliament and the COTU boss was not planned.

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Jumwa stated that she would not be leaving DP’s side as she eyes vying for the Kilifi Gubernatorial seat in 2022.

On Saturday, July 3, Atwoli posted a photo of a meeting with the Malindi MP and her Msambweni counterpart Feisal Bader.

The photo raised eyebrows among their supporters bearing in mind that the two leaders are nemeses, often trolling each other in public rallies.

Jumwa and Atwoli have had a frosty relationship that saw the two exchange vile words and insults over 2022 succession politics.

In April, Jumwa referred to the COTU boss as ‘Mwanaume bwege’ which is Swahili for a good-for-nothing man.

She explained that Atwoli was only keen on stopping Deputy President William Ruto from becoming president in 2022, but had no aspirations of his own.

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But Atwoli did not take her comments easily and he hit back and ridiculed the MP with his perception of her beauty.

“Achana na huyo mama, hata sio type yangu, huyo hata si taste yangu. Anacheza sana na jina yangu. Mpime na ruler, hata hana kiuno (Leave her alone, she is not my type, she is not my taste. She is just playing with my name. She doesn’t even have a waist),” Atwoli had stated.

Jumwa would respond stating that she did not desire the trade unionist either, sparking a back and forth between the leaders and their allies.

The trade unionist has been very vocal about his disapproval of DP Ruto, accusing him of being corrupt and incapable of leading the country.

He vowed to support Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho who is very confident of flooring Ruto to clinch the presidency come 2022.