Trans Nzoia County Governor Patrick Khaemba is serving his second and final term in office.
As the Ford Kenya party governor serves his final term, he has not hinted on his next political destination after 2022.
Governor Khaemba has also not hinted on who he would prefer to be his success come 2022.
Several top politicians among them Devolution Cabinet Secretary (CS) Eugene Wamalwa could bid for the county’s top position in 2022 election.
Khaemba is among political heavy weights in Trans Nzoia and is likely to play a key role in the county and the region’s succession politics.
Governor Khaemba will definitely lead Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula’s campaigns should he go for the presidency in 2022.
Wetangula has been quoted saying that he will be on the presidential ballot in 2022.
The Trans Nzoia governor’s influence in western and part of Rift Valley politics will also determine the direction the presidential election takes in 2022.
The county (Trans Nzoia) is considered a swing vote with support for both the opposition and government.
Khaemba enjoys cordial political relationship with majority of Western and part of Rift valley politicians making him an important person in the 2022 succession politics.
Described as a political strategist, governor Khaemba is unlikely to quit active politics.
Only time will tell on the direction Governor Khaemba will be taking after his term comes to an end in 2022.