The Wiper Patriotic Front Party has dismissed recent opinion polls suggesting rising popularity for the Ruto-Raila broad-based government, branding the figures as manufactured and detached from realities on the ground.
In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday, the party’s leadership linked the disputed polls to what it termed a growing panic within President William Ruto’s administration, insisting that genuine public sentiment paints a far bleaker picture for the government ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The statement, signed by Wiper Secretary General Senator Shakila Abdalla, came amid an ongoing public spat between President Ruto and Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka. It categorically stated that Kalonzo “cannot be bought,” rejecting any suggestion that he could be co-opted into government or compromised politically.
“Let us be absolutely clear: Kalonzo Musyoka cannot be bought. His integrity, proven over decades of public service, is not for sale,” the statement read.
Wiper accused the government of hiding behind favourable opinion polls while ignoring what it described as the “real polls” conducted daily among ordinary Kenyans in markets, matatus, villages and town halls.
“The real opinion polls terrify Ruto and his administration. They tell the truth that no press release can bury: Kalonzo Tosha,” the party said, directly challenging the credibility of officially cited survey data.
The party argued that infrastructure debates and development narratives being pushed by the government are disconnected from public suffering, insisting that grassroots discontent continues to grow.
Positioning Kalonzo as a key figure to watch in 2027, Wiper said it is preparing to anchor what it termed Kenya’s political and economic restoration. The party outlined an agenda focused on restoring Vision 2030, rebuilding healthcare, fixing education, reclaiming looted public assets and liberating what it described as captured state institutions.
Wiper further described the current administration as a “three-year disaster” destined to end in 2027, calling on Kenyans across all regions to resist state capture, corruption and looting.
Earlier this month, Kalonzo and other opposition leaders urged citizens to defend national assets and multiparty democracy, warning against what they termed reckless governance and opaque decision-making under the current regime.
As political temperatures rise, Wiper maintains that beyond manufactured polls and political spin, the mood on the ground signals a shifting tide – one it believes places Kalonzo Musyoka firmly at the centre of Kenya’s 2027 political equation.