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Former AFC Leopards boss Allan Kasavuli joins the race to succeed Tim Wanyonyi in Westlands. 

With the ascension of current Westlands MP Hon Tim Wa.nyonyi to the Nairobi county politics seemingly clear, several people have lined up to succeed the MP.

One such person is the former AFC leopards boss and city businessman Mr Allan Kasavuli.

The former Ingwe boss is not new in matters Westlands, this is not the first time he is showing interest. In 2022 when Hon Tim was readying himself for governorship, he was inline to succeed him but there was a mutual agreement between himself and former town clerk Philip Kisia. Apparently Kisia and Kasavuli have a long standing relationship that stretches from back home in Hamisi constituency of Vihiga county.

Kasavuli has been holding highlevel meetings at his Loresho home where pundits believe  that he is laying foundation for the stab in 2027.

We caught up with him at his business offices along Ngong road and asked him about his political moves which he neither confirmed nor denied.

It is true that I have been meeting friends at my Loresho home. I don’t understand why such gatherings should raise eye brows. But on matters Westlands constituency, we are all happy with what Hon Tim is doing  and wish him well in scaling the political ladder.As a community  Westlands, Makadara and Dagoretti  North must always remain under one of our own. We should guard these positions jealously even as we seek new ones and yes if the people say that I should go for the seat when it falls vacant then I will gladly do so. Hon Tim gave me immense support when I was leading AFC leopards as club president. He is among the few Luhyas I hold in high esteem  and yes if an opportunity for filling his shoes as Westlands Mp comes and the oneness falls on me then without a second thought I will gladly take the challenge.

City lawyer Nelson Havi who just like Kasavuli  traces his roots in Vihiga but migrated to Kakamega unsuccessfully tried to unseat Tim in 2022. Many now believe that in the absence of Hon Tim Wanyonyi, guys like Kasavuli have a golden chance of taking the mantle.

Before Tim Wanyonyi became the area MP, Fred Gumo had earned himself the title of supremo in Westlands. Hon Gumo and Tim Wanyonyi come from Busia and Bungoma respectively.With Luhya politics in Wetlands it is understood that Tim’s successor should come from the Kakamega part which encompasses the counties of Kakamega and Vihiga.

Besides Kasavuli, also the Kitusuru MCA Hon Alvin Olando Palapala  has also made his intentions clear and so is Mike Mayo Gumo current CEC IT Nairobi county.

Will the former Ingwe boss replicate his business acumen and soccer administration skills in Westlands? Time will tell…

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