On Thursday, July 7, Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula took the Kenya Kwanza Alliance gospel to Mungeti village in Kanduyi Constituency, Bungoma.
The Ford Kenya leader, while drumming up support for Deputy President William Ruto’s presidential bid, insisted that the Luhya community will get a 30 percent National Government share should the Kenya Kwanza form the next government.
While it was expected that the 30 percent stake will be shared among the political kingpins Wetang’ula assured the locals that they will be the main beneficiary of the government that would be formed by UDA presidential candidate William Ruto.
Wetang’ula said that the Luhyas will see their children easily join the military as well as National Police Service.
He said the Kenya Kwanza government will do away with the tough recruitment requirements set by the government for recruits seeking to serve in the uniformed service.
“We will not have this nonsense of harassing our children in recruitment exercises where they are asked to have all teeth as if they will use their teeth to hold guns,” Wetang’ula said while speaking in his native Bukusu dialect in a video seen by Kivumbi.co.ke
Currently, for one to join the NPS in Kenya, the candidate must possess a minimum mean grade of D+ (Plus) and above in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
He or she must also have scored a minimum of D+ (Plus) and above in either English or Kiswahili languages.
Furthermore, those seeking to serve in the NPS find it hard to land their dream job since those tasked with the selection of recruits solicit huge chunks of money if they want to be taken.
Apart from 30 percent police and Kenya army recruits for Luhya, Wetang’ula, and Mudavadi are said to have further negotiated for seven cabinet secretaries, 16 principal secretaries, and 126 chairmen of statutory boards.
