Wednesday, August 3, 2022 –Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala’s stepmother, Jackline Okanya Malala, has joined Raila Odinga’s Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition.
Defecting during the Azimio rally held at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega today Wednesday August 3 afternoon, Jackline said that she was happy to finally join Odinga’s bandwagon so that to push numbers for him ahead of the general election.
She then assured Kakamega residents that she will be campaigning for the ODM gubernatorial candidate, Fernandes Barasa, to make him beat Senator Malala who is also seeking to succeed the outgoing county chief, Wickliff Oparanya.
“I am Jackline Okanya Malala and I am excited to leave Kenya Kwisha (Kenya Kwanza) coalition and join Azimio. I want to help my incoming governor Fernandes Barasa and running mate Ayub Savula so that the country can go forward.
“I want to assure Baba not to worry because Mumias West will be all Azimio,” she stated amid applause from residents.
Interestingly, she is vying in Mumias West Constituency on an Amani National Congress ANC Party ticket of Musalia Mudavadi.
Her decamping today adds to the increasing wave of political defections across the parties as the Election Day nears.