Westlands Member of Parliament Tim Wanyonyi on Sunday, July 13, 2025, received overwhelming support from Kabuchai residents after announcing that he is done with Nairobi and now wants to serve the people of Bungoma as governor from 2027.

The seasoned MP, who hails from Bungoma, began by reminding the crowd that they had once released him to serve the nation as the MP for Westlands. Now, having completed his journey in Nairobi, he expressed his desire to return home and serve his own people.

No sooner had he made this declaration than the crowd erupted in cheers. When he asked if they would accept his return to Bungoma, the residents responded in unison, raising their hands in support and chanting in approval.

He went on to state that his priority as Bungoma governor will be women, noting their central role in society.

“You had sent me to Nairobi for haunting; I have now finished my journey and have decided to end my journey in Bungoma, and when I come to Bungoma, my priority will be women,” Wanyonyi said.

Endorsement by Bungoma leaders

This comes days after elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from Bungoma County urged him to run for the county’s gubernatorial seat in 2027.

Addressing the media in the local dialect on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, Sirisia MP John Waluke, who serves as the leader of the Western MPs caucus, said that all nine elected MPs from Bungoma, apart from Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa, had met and agreed to throw their weight behind Wanyonyi.

According to Waluke, Barasa skipped the meeting because he also has an interest in the Bungoma gubernatorial seat, but the remaining eight MPs had decided to involve all the elected and nominated Members of County Assembly (MCAs) in the plot to have Wanyonyi succeed Governor Kenneth Lusaka.

“As Bungoma people, we, the Members of Parliament who were elected from the county, have met to decide on the development of Bungoma County. All nine of us, except Didmus Wekesa Barasa, who has an interest in the Bungoma gubernatorial seat, have decided that Bungoma will not fall as we watch. We have decided that we will call all the MCAs on Thursday next week and meet them at the home of Tim Wanyonyi. All the 45 elected MCAs and all the nominated ones will meet to decide on the future of Bungoma. Bungoma will not get destroyed as the MCAs and elected MPs watch,” Waluke said.