Kenya: Ruto ally defects to Raila’s camp four months after joining UDA

By Samuel Ouma [caption id="attachment_94582" align="alignnone" width="700"] Bungoma Deputy Governor Ngome Kibanini[/caption] Deputy President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance(UDA) has suffered a major setback after one of its allies joined Azimio La Umoja Camp. Bungoma Deputy Governor Ngome Kibanini announced on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, that he has officially joined Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K). He was received at the outfit’s headquarters in Nairobi by a section of leaders allied to it led by the party leader MP Wafula Kimunyinyi. Kibanini revealed that he will fly DAP-K flag in the Bungoma Senatorial seat race during August Elections. He called on Bungoma residents which is located in Western Kenya to vote out the current Senator and Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetangula for underperformance. Kibanini described Ford Kenya as dead. “When you are a woman and you build a house with a man, when you divorce, ensure you destroy it so that everyone starts anew,” he said. Kibanini joined UDA last year November from Ford Kenya. DAP-K is one of the Kenyan parties supporting Raila Odinga’s presidential bid.