Kenyans elect new office bearers

Professor Munyae Mulinge is the new chairman of the Kenyan welfare association in Botswana following elections held on Sunday at Tsholofelo hall in Gaborone.

Mulinge took over the Kenya Friendship Association (KEFA) hot seat from Maurice Nyamunga who retired after two terms in office. Save for one position in the hardship committee, all the office bearers were elected unopposed after the circulation of a controversial lobby list that had a line-up dubbed the KEFA Nationalist Team. Lawyer Eric Adede supported sentiments expressed by Naftali Muga who felt it was wrong to circulate such a list because it is tantamount to rigging by the outgoing office. However, the elections proceeded after it was explained by the officials that the list does not bar anybody from contesting the elections.

All the candidates in the list easily sailed through, giving the returning officer Lawrence Muya an easy time. The list had Mulinge as chairman and Rosemary Gitau as his vice; Naftali Bondo Ligawa as secretary with Paul Leboo as his assistant and Wilson Tsalwa as treasurer. Christopher Kiama became the chairman of the hardship committee while Andrew Anyona is the secretary.  James Mwai is a member of the committee together with Abednego Kiguangu Gitari, who beat Francis Paul Omondi at the ballot. Before the elections, Nyamunga led members of the old committee in giving out their report.

Editor's Comment
BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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