Trans-Nzoia governor George Natembeya has come out to announce that he will tour Vihiga County next Saturday, September 27, 2025.

While speaking at his Milimani home in Kitale on Saturday, September 20, 2025, after opinion leaders from Vihiga visited him, he agreed to their call of wanting him to tour their county and speak to the locals in the county.

He went further to state that he will be accompanied by members of the Trans Nzoia County Assembly who are allied to him, together with other local leaders, such as the council of elders, in his tour to Vihiga.

“Opinion leaders kutoka Vihiga wamekuja hapa kututembelea. Tumeomba na wao mwenyezi Mungu aweze kubariki hii safari yetu, na pili wamekuja kuniuliza kama naweza kupenda kufanya mkutano katika county ya Vihiga. Na mimi nimekubali ya kwamba Jumamosi ambayo inakuja mimi na viongozi wa council of elders na viongozi wa MCAs wale ambao watakuwa nafasi tutafunga safari ya kwenda Vihiga kuongea na jamii yetu,” Natembeya said.

He went on to slam leaders from other regions who have been sowing seeds of discord among the Mulembe natives, saying that the region is fully united and at the right time the region will speak in one voice and unite with other regions in consolidating power.

“La muhimu sisi ni jamii ya magharibi ni jamii moja. Kuna wale ambao wamekuwa wakija kupanga mbegu ya mgawanyiko wakisema sisi ni hii jamii ama ile. Na wakati wa siasa tutaongea pamoja kama jamii ya Waluhya, na tunakuja pamoja ili tuweze kuongea na jamii zingine katika taifa la Kenya,” Natembeya stated.

Past visits to Vihiga

This tour will come second after his heroic welcome following his return from Nairobi after being arrested by EACC, where he spent a day behind bars before being released.

His first stop was in Luanda Market, Vihiga County, where locals came in droves to witness his return. He proceeded to make a stopover in Mbale before making his way to Kakamega and other western counties.

For the recent past, Natembeya has been positioning himself as a Luhya spokesman who is ready to represent the region at the national stage, something that has led to leadership wrangles within the Democratic Action Party (DAP-K).