Homa Bay women representative Gladys Wanga has caused a heated online discussion following her announcement that she was intending to succeed Homa Bay governor Cyprian Awiti in 2022.
Speaking on Saturday at Gendia Seventh Day Adventist Church during to closure of their week’s camp, Wanga said she is motivated to run for the seat by the fact that residents of Homa Bay still face numerous challenges ranging from poor health services and dilapidated roads to food insecurity despite billions of shillings sent to the county annually.
The vocal women rep said that if elected, her county government will ensure that devolved funds meant for the county are fully utilized to improve the lives of Homa Bay county residents.
“We will ensure that we prudently use the available funds both from the National Government and the locally collected revenue to improve the lives of our people,” said Wanga.
Her remarks, however, attracted various comments online with a section of users supporting her bid terming her as Homa Bay’s Iron lady owing to her ‘tremendous success’ as the county’s women rep.
A larger number of users, however, felt that the county mum had not done much in her current post to deserve the county’s top seat in 2022. Many took to social media to express their frustrations over the same. Here are the comments;
Mama apewe hiyo kiti a hudumie watu wake Homabay waache kuwa last saa yote.
— Joe Arumba (@JoeOisebe) August 26, 2019
Feddy Ndau I fully support you Madam Gladys Wanga, you are up to the task and a no-nonsense leader with a wide experience in law
Zade Odoyo 1.She’s the one who led Awiti’s reelection
2. She’s the ODM chair lady Homa Bay
3. She has been complicit in the whole corruption that is going on in the county
Change is as good as a https://t.co/IpTTVnZJcL least ataleta alternative https://t.co/pGl1tzGVDM yet to hear her linked to https://t.co/Ovs0EZjiaJ least Homabayy haitakuwa last tena na haitakuwa na homa iliyoko.
— Joe Arumba (@JoeOisebe) August 26, 2019
Mama go for it! Someone must rescue the pple of HB. Homabay is a tragedy in the history of devolution in K! Homabay is like what historian Coupland said about pre-colonial Africa – stuck in the mud…neither moving forward nor backwards!!
— Otieno Agiro (@eagiro) August 26, 2019
Davis Mworia I remember how she stood firm to ensure mps get salary increase and other hefty packages. Am sure she has realised a governor sit will offer a quench for money thirst she suffers from. Leaders of stomach.
Kennedy Ojijo what have you done so far ,, you are all failures right from the Governor to the MCA ,, nothing much we can talk concerning your achievements, your a let down to the county coz you could have sat down as leaders to give the governor right way of building the County
Williams Khopiyo Perform first and let the people make the choice when election comes. We are tired of endless politics
Ben MoSir So all this hype and bussiness is coz of 2022? and people thnk you’re passionate about your work. Woow!
Mwalimu Ochiel Kawara Your husband campaigned for Magwanga and you campaigned for Awiti either you believed in Awiti or the party ,its now your turn to put the blame where it belongs either to Awiti or the party then we begin to look at it afresh otherwise you are telling us nothing new.
Fresh leadership will be there only when she and the system are wiped out,she participated in failing homabay
— Mikemember Jakondii Ma Ndii (@Mikemikesheik) August 26, 2019
Gladys Wanga is part of the problems in Homa Bay County. She strategically campaigned for Awiti to have an easy ride in 2022. She knew all these failures before the 2017 elections.
— donvix JAHERA (@jahera_donvix) August 26, 2019
These are the same people warning William Ruto to stop campaigns while they are busy going around campaigning. Utter nonsense.!
— Sospeter Stephen (@StephenSospete4) August 26, 2019
@gladyswanga you know what to do to capture that seat. Continue insulting William and pretend you're his biggest headache.
— Tippy Too👣 (@Kiptoo__) August 26, 2019