Former Gem MP, Jakoyo Midiwo has been tasked by the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) to spearhead signature collection in the Nyanza region, in what analysts see as an attempt to give him a political lifeline.
The former MP who has been in the cold for a while will definitely use his new role as a springboard for his 2022 ambitions.
According to the political grapevine, Jakayo intends to vie as the senator of Siaya County in the next general elections.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday, November 25, led the country in the launch of the signature collection phase of the Building Bridges Initiative report.
For the draft constitutional amendment bill to get into a referendum vote, one million registered voters are required to sign in support of the changes. It must also be supported by at least 24 out of the 47 county assemblies.
Midiwo who had served as Gem MP was dethroned by political rookie Elisha Odhiambo in 2017 after he ran on an independent ticket.
Recently though, Midiwo has warned up to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party and has on several occasions held meetings with Raila Odinga and indication that he is back in the party.
Last month, Midiwo made headlines with reports that he was to be evicted from his Kisumu home over Sh876,000 rent arrears.
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The County government had threatened to take action against Midiwo and other politicians whose rent arrears have accumulated to close to millions of shillings.
In his defense, however, the former legislator denied living in the house to warrant the accumulated rent arrears. For instance, he stated that the notice of eviction was a misunderstanding over repairs.
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