WHY PROF.LESAN IS A ONE TERM SENATOR.
Prof.Wilfred Lesan ails from Chebang'ang in Konoin sub-county, a former lecturer at Egerton University and currently Bomet County's Senator. The story of how he landed on the hotly contested seat remains a mystery to many but its a story of another day.
Lesan is a reserved introvert with no political expertise, it is believed that its the URP wave from Bomet county that got him there, after winning in the party primaries, outshining the likes of Kiprono Kitur, the voters came with the 6-Piece design of voting giving him an upper hand against Nick Salat (Pumpit) the KANU sec.Gen..
What followed was an era of court battles with KANU'S Nick Salat who alleged that the main election had been rigged in favour of Prof.Lesan.
Lesan's political future is faced by a lot of uncertainties including the fall out with the sitting governor Isaac Kiprono Rutto, who was instrumental in Lesan's win. Lesan apparently parted ways with Rutto after the call by the senators for the grilling and accountability of governors all over the country. Isaac rutto was in the most wanted list to appear before Parliament for questioning. From that period, Nick salat who is politically idle at the moment would be seen in the company of rutto in various events in the county.
Lesan too doesn't have clear policies for the county and this could be seen during the last campaign period where he wasn't certain about his roles as a senate aspirant. The soft spoken senator has a lot to deal with including patching up broken political ties in preparation for the next election. He must, however, be preparing an exit plan.