He said he was keen on rising to be the third most powerful politician in the country.


Kenya Kwanza has unanimously nominated Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetang'ula for the position of National Assembly Speaker.

Wetang'ula was unanimously nominated for the position in a special meeting held by the party's Council on Saturday.

Amani National Congress party leader Musalia Mudavadi was the one who made the announcement.

"I have a singular honour and privilege on behalf of Kenya Kwanza to announce that we have unanimously agreed that the speaker nominee for the National Assembly for the Kenya Kwanza coalition shall be Moses Wetang'ula. Thank you and congratulation on behalf of Kenya Kwanza," Mudavadi said.

Wetangula had on Friday hinted at resigning as the Bungoma Senator to contest the National Assembly Speaker position.

The Bungoma senator-elect confirmed that he would have been nominated by the Kenya Kwanza for the position in line with a pact signed between the parties under the alliance.

A constitutional provision requires the senator-elect to resign first before contesting for the National Assembly speaker post.

Wetang'ula said he was keen on rising to be the third most powerful politician in the country after President-elect William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua.

"I'm going to be the National Assembly Speaker, the third in command in the country, I want to assure our Kenya Kwanza we have the numbers... Those who decamped to our team saw this country is headed in the right direction," he said.

His counterpart Mudavadi was also nominated for the position of Prime Cabinet Secretary.
He was nominated in a special meeting held by the party's Council Bureau on Wednesday.

The new position to be created through an Executive Order was agreed upon by the founding party members of Kenya Kwanza.