Two leaders – President William Ruto and former Machakos Senator Johnson Nduya Muthama – have separately cautioned voters against placing their trust in the United Opposition coalition led by Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Addressing residents in Ukambani on Sunday, December 14, Muthama warned that the United Opposition was already headed nowhere, especially if recent outbursts from Gachagua were anything to go by. He questioned Kalonzo Musyoka’s place within a coalition that, in his view, had already begun to demean him ahead of the 2027 General Election.
“Gachagua recently warned Kalonzo against setting foot in Nairobi. Do you think Kalonzo is safe where he is?” Muthama asked, urging the Ukambani electorate not to follow the United Opposition blindly.
Speaking separately in Kiambu on the same day, President William Ruto reminded supporters of Kalonzo Musyoka’s years in power, claiming the former vice president had nothing to show for his long political career – not even the road leading to his home in Thiekuru.
Ruto questioned how the opposition intended to lead the country in 2027 when many of its senior figures had held powerful positions for decades yet left no notable development record.
“The people talking about taking power in 2027 were senior men in government for almost 50 years, but look at their track record. They couldn’t even help themselves. If a road leading to their own homes remains unattended to, do you think such people will have time to think about you?” he posed.
The remarks by Ruto and Muthama come as the United Opposition intensifies political activities ahead of the 2027 contest, positioning itself as the main challenger to the Kenya Kwanza administration.
In mid-November, Mr. Musyoka who had been irked by President William Ruto’s weeklong tour around Ukambani Region, revealed that the Emali-Matiliku road site, which had just been launched, was empty just two days after Ruto had unveiled it with much fanfare and publicity.
In a video posted on Friday November 14, the former vice president showed the site as it was before the launch, with no excavators or road engineers present, in stark contrast to the scene on Wednesday November 12 when Ruto launched the construction of the road project.