Mumias East MP Peter Salasya, during a road show to agitate for a new political order in western region. PHOTO/UGC.
By DAVID SHISANYA
In a bold and incendiary move that has sent ripples through the political heart of Western Kenya, Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has emerged as the unlikely but potent standard-bearer of a youth-driven uprising aimed at dismantling the entrenched political order of the Mulembe Nation.
Salasya, a first-term legislator, has begun rallying young constituents across Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia, Vihiga, and Trans Nzoia counties under a new political banner—The Western Youth Movement—a grassroots initiative that seeks to redefine the power dynamics of a region long considered politically monolithic and beholden to ageing politicians.
Gathering youthful supporters at his Kisumu Ndogo residence in Mumias, Salasya issued a clarion call for a generational shift in leadership. His message was as blunt as it was revolutionary: the time has come for the youth of Western Kenya to agitate, organise, and reclaim their rightful stake in the political and economic destiny of the region.
“As a youthful MP, I must protect the interests of other youths from this region. My agenda is to ensure every voice is heard—loudly and unapologetically—by those who claim to lead us,” he declared.
In the company of Kakamega gubernatorial hopeful Sylvester Anami and other local allies, Salasya launched a withering critique of the current political class, accusing them of abandoning the region’s development agenda in favour of sycophantic loyalty to the Kenya Kwanza administration.
Sylvester Anami Kakamega gubernatorial aspirant in 2027. PHOTO/UGC
He highlighted the stalling of critical infrastructure projects as evidence of neglect, stating that leaders who once held the banner of Luhya unity now appear more invested in currying favour with President William Ruto than addressing local needs.
His most damning rebuke, however, was reserved for National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi—once revered titans of the Luhya political landscape.
Salasya accused the duo of chronic capitulation, arguing that they had repeatedly failed to translate their political capital into tangible gains for Western Kenya across successive regimes.
Particularly scathing was his assessment of Mudavadi’s dissolution of the Amani National Congress (ANC) to join forces with Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
“The merger has done little—if anything—for our people. It is a political arrangement that serves the interests of the political elite, not the youth, not the hustler, not the forgotten voter in Mumias or Bungoma,” Salasya asserted.
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya speaking at a past event in his constituency. PHOTO/FACEBOOK.
In the eyes of the MP, the formation of “The Western Youth Movement” marks the beginning of a sustained and deliberate effort to galvanise a constituency often treated as an electoral afterthought.
His ambition is to create a politically conscious generation equipped not just with identity cards, but with a sense of agency and purpose ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“This movement is not for the old guard. It is for a generation that refuses to be ignored,” he stated. “Every youth must have a voice, an ID, and a voter’s card. I will traverse every part of this region—and beyond—until we awaken the political giant that lies dormant in our youth.”
Whether Salasya’s movement will gain enough traction to upend decades of established political orthodoxy remains to be seen. But what is clear is that the Mumias East MP has lit a fuse—one that could reshape the political architecture of Western Kenya, and potentially redefine the region’s role in the national discourse.
The old order is watching. The youth are listening. And Peter Salasya is speaking with the force of a man determined to shift the centre of gravity.
