Nandi County Senator Samson Cherargei has called for sanctions against his Kakamega counterpart, Boni Khalwale, over allegations of working against the ruling party during the recent Malava by-election.
In a statement on Tuesday, December 2, Cherargei accused Senator Khalwale of committing ‘political sins’ by campaigning against the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate in the hotly contested parliamentary race.
"Senator Bonnie Khalwale of Kakamega County must pay for his political sins for challenging his sponsoring UDA Party in the recent Malava constituency by-elections by campaigning against our candidate," Cherargei declared.
The Nandi senator further criticized what he termed as ‘contemptuous remarks’ made by Khalwale against both the UDA Party and the Kenya Kwanza administration, insisting such actions warrant consequences.
"His contempt remarks against the UDA Party/Kenya Kwanza administration cannot go unpunished. We are going to make him an example of not undermining your own political Party and bring back political hygiene under Political Parties Act," Cherargei stated.
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The call for disciplinary measures follows Khalwale's controversial opposition to UDA's David Ndakwa, who ultimately won the November 28 by-election with 21,564 votes, narrowly defeating DAP-K's Seth Panyako who secured 20,210 votes.
In the aftermath of the poll, Khalwale rejected the election outcome, describing the exercise as fundamentally flawed. He alleged that violence, intimidation, and vote-buying marred the electoral process, making it impossible to consider the results legitimate.
"The killings, widespread violence, roaming armed goons escorted by police, intimidation and voter bribery that reigned in Malava Constituency erased any claim to a democratic election," Khalwale had stated on Friday, November 28.
The Kakamega senator went further, asserting there had been no credible election at all, while expressing optimism about growing political consciousness in the region.
He also raised an alarm about what he characterized as cooperation between criminal elements and security forces during the voting exercise.
"With 2027 fast approaching, Kenyans must be concerned about the emergence of connivance between goons and the police in our electoral process," Khalwale warned.
