Sambu encounters a heckling fan fair in his Webuye backyard

Written by Rosemary Wachiye 2011-08-13 18:27:00 Read 197 Times

From (L) Alfred Sambu the Webuye MP who received an uncomfortable welcome from mourners for calling upon other political leaders to join the ODM party, besides him is then Saboti mp Eugene Wamalwa, William Ruto (Eldoret North), and Dr. Bonny Khalwale (Ikolomani.[Photo RoseMary Wachiye] Webuye legislator Alfred Sambu received a rather aggressive home ground welcome Saturday during the burial of the late Webuye Deputy mayor Timothy Karandini  at Nangoto area in Webuye for persuading politicians affiliated to other parties to decamp and join the Orange Democratic movement –ODM. The highly charged political burial ceremony began peacefully; with the Saboti legislator Eugene Wamalwa calling called upon Sambu to defect from ODM to the New Ford Kenya party amidst cheers from the mourners.  “It’s high time that my friend Sambu joined us on the other side of New Ford Kenya,” said Mr. Wamalwa Eugene told Prime Minister Raila Odinga to wait in the field since he has a bigger match up front to deal with him. “I want to tell my brother Raila that it’s not going to work for him this side because we are beyond the cat and mouse game kind of politics and right now we want real politics and not just football games he is used to,” said Mr. Wamalwa. Consequently, reacting to Wamalwa’s comment, amid to save his political party’s reign and strength as well as save the face of his party leader, Hon.Sambu stood on the platform and responded back saying the only party to be was ODM. He was forced to seat down by the mocking crowd and as the crowd went bazaar at his speech and refused to calm insisting for him to leave the podium. That was mainly for lack of tolerance of different views among the luhya community leading to them taking one side and not shifting. Sambu in his attempt to roar and woe the crowd, his persistence to speak on the platform was shunned off by the angry crowd that gave him no attention. The situation was later on saved by the Ikolomani Member of Parliament, Dr. Bonny Khalwale who calmed the crowd and cautioned Sambu fro refuting other parties in such a forum knowing well that it consisted of people with different political opinions.  “That was a wrong move Sambu of trying to dismiss other parties in such a place,” said Khalwale.  Mr.Sambu was not given another opportunity by the audience to speak as any time he stood to address them they could heckle him down. However, politicalopponent Mr. Musikari Kombo seemed to be moving the crowd with his insecurity speech wanting action to be taken against the laxity on the part of the police force. “It’s reported that the police took so long to arrive at the crime scene and yet they are the ones employed to protect us. It has been a trend now in the region as people are killed aimlessly and no action is being taken against the perpetrators, where are we headed, “asked Mr. Kombo