Governor Lusaka Reprimands Wajackoyah In Front of Raila at Sifuna's Burial

Roots Party of Kenya leader George Wajackoyah rattled the members of the Bungoma County Assembly after he implied they were not properly educated.

The former presidential candidate was among the leaders gracing the funeral of former one-time Kanduyi MP Lawrence Sifuna on Saturday, December 16.

Wajackoyah took a swipe at the ward representatives for failing to come up with legislation to name a road in the county in honour of the deceased.

Belittling them in his talk, Wajackoyah challenged them to advance their education and desist from being comfortable with their current credentials.

"I was in London digging graves as a refugee, then late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga helped me get my papers with which I enrolled on school. I am doing my 14th degree currently. So Mr MCA, go back to school," fired Wajackoyah.

His sentiments got the nerves of his audience, part of which started heckling to disrupt his speech.

Governor Kenneth Lusaka who had addressed the mourners found his way back to call out Wajackoyah, who had been invited to speak in his capacity as a principal in the Azimio La Umoja coalition.

Lusaka faulted the politician for looking down on the ward representatives whom he suggested were striving to deliver to their respective electorate.

"Let us respect other leaders. The MCAs were elected by these citizens. We cannot be coming to insult leaders here," lamented the governor.

Lawrence Sifuna was announced dead on the morning of Sunday, December 4.

The goner, an uncle to the Nairobi senator, represented the Bumula constituency in the earlier editions of parliament in the 1980s.

He died at an Eldoret Hospital where he was getting treatment for a stroke he had suffered.

ODM in an obit statement hailed Lawrence as one of its life members.

"We commiserate with the family of our SG Edwin Sifuna, friends and relatives following the loss of the Hon. Lawrence Sifuna. He was a Life Member of the ODM party. He is a former MP for Bungoma South Constituency (presently Kanduyi) and also Bumula. May his soul RIP," ODM stated.

Born in 1946, Lawrence was first elected into parliament in 1979 to represent the larger Bungoma constituency before it was split.

He later represented Bumula and Kanduyi before quitting in 1997.

In his political heydays, Lawrence aligned with the leftist lawmakers who often challenged the late Daniel Moi's government.

Their stance at the time was that the policies formulated by the government were exploiting the citizenry thus their spirited constant objection against the regime.

To fight along the deceased were Koigi wa Wamwere, James Orengo, Abuya Abuya, Chibule wa Tsuma, Onyango Midika, Mwashengu wa Mwachofi and Philomena Chelangat Mutai.

The aforementioned are hailed for championing Kenya's second liberation.