UDA Kicks Out Khalwale From Senate Role, Appoints His Replacement

The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has removed Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale from the Senate Majority Whip position.

Samburu Senator Steve Lelegwe Ltumbesi has been appointed to replace Khalwale in the lucrative role.

This is after Khalwale went against the UDA party and supported an opponent, DAP-K’s Seth Panyako, in the just-concluded November by-elections.

The move came moments after Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei said that Khalwale must pay for his political sins, vowing to have him punished.

“Senator Bonni Khalwale of Kakamega County must pay for his political sins for challenging his sponsoring UDA party in the recent Malava constituency by-elections by campaigning against our candidate. His contempt remarks against the UDA Party/Kenya Kwanza administration cannot go unpunished,” Cherargei wrote on X.

“We are going to make him an example of not undermining your own political Party and bring back political hygiene under Political Parties Act. To him we say Tawe & luwere in subsequent manner.”

Khalwale’s security withdrawn

The move comes days after the government withdrew Khalwale’s security, just hours before the highly contested by-elections.

Taking to his official Facebook account on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Khalwale said his security detail was withdrawn without any explanation.

“My security details have been pulled without any warning or explanation,” Khalwale wrote.