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Malala, who is eyeing the governor seat, now wants the UDA party not to field candidates for elective seats in the area.

A sibling rivalry is brewing in Western Kenya with leaders allied to the ANC party now taking on their UDA counterparts.

The standoff has seen Kakamega senator Cleophas Malala take on Deputy President William Ruto telling him to keep off Western politics.

Malala, who is eyeing the governor seat, now wants the UDA party not to field candidates for elective seats in the area.

He said the DP and his party should allow ANC  and Ford Kenya to field candidates the same way they have kept off Rift Valley.

{Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala and Deputy President William Ruto. IMAGE: COURTESY}

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According to Malala, the 'interference' could affect ANC from delivering the 70 per cent set for them in Western Kenya.

“We have given you top seats please don’t interfere in our bedrooms,” Malala said.

“You have told us to bring 70% of the votes (in Western Kenya) in exchange for 30% (of government), so all the 70% must also involve ANC and Ford-Kenya parliamentarians the same way we have left the higher seats (President and Deputy President).”

The Senator demanded the withdrawal of UDA candidates from the region to allow for them to fight for their positions without unnecessary.

“That is why we in ANC and Ford Kenya have not fielded candidates in Ruto’s backyard, which we left for UDA. But the decision by UDA to extend its arm to Sabatia does not add up and something must be done urgently,” Malala said.