- Jalang'o was officially ushered in ODM whose ticket he intends to use in vying for the Langa'ta parliamentary seat in the next year's General Election
- He was handed a life membership certificate, setting himself ready to take on Silas Jakakimba, who also eyes the party's ticket in the Langa'ata contest
- Jalang'o joins a growing list of media personalities who have joined politics
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Comedian and radio presenter Felix Odiwuor, popularly referred to as Jalang'o, has found his political home in the Raila Odinga-led Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party.
This is in readiness for the 2022 polls in which he will be vying for the Nairobi's Lang'ata parliamentary seat.
To welcome Jalang'o was ODM's secretary-general Edwin Sifuna who witnessed the comedian being handed the party's life membership certificate.
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"Comedian and radio presenter Felix Odhiambo Odiwuor aka Jalang’o today officially joined the biggest political movement in the country. He was handed the Life Membership certificate by SG Edwin Sifuna. We keep marching on," said ODM in a tweet.He will be facing the likes of Silas Chepkeres Jakakimba, a one-time Raila's aide, who is also eyeing the seat on ODM's ticket.
The seat is currently being held by Nixon Korir, who won it in 2017 when he vied on Jubilee's ticket.
Lang'ata seat is my dream
Jalang'o announced his bid in 2018 when he engaged his fans in a question and answer session on Instagram.
A fan had asked him what his dream was, and without hesitating, he said he was dreaming of becoming the Langata MP in 2022.
“I want to come and take Lang’ata. ODM has never lost in Lang’ata in over 3 decades; I want to go back and bring the pride of Baba in Lang’ata,” he revealed.
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He will be among the media personalities who ditched the microphone for politics.
In 2017, Mohamed Ali 'Jichopevu' coming from the Standard Group-owned KTN, made his first stab clinching the Nyali parliamentary seat.
The investigative journalist had been trounced at the ODM primaries but resorted to vie for the seat as an independent candidate.
Starehe's Charles Njagua alias Jaguar also left the entertainment scenes to begin his career in politics.
He floored activist Boniface Mwangi, who had vied for the Starehe parliamentary seat via the Ukweli Party ticket.
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