President William Ruto’s allies have stepped up preparations for the 2027 General Election, launching a fresh campaign drive in Eldoret and insisting the Kenya Kwanza coalition is well placed to secure another term in office.
Addressing supporters today Friday, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula said the coalition’s “Tutam” campaign would counter growing opposition calls for President Ruto to serve only one term.
“We will go out and those shouting one term will disappear because they have no other agenda,” Wetang’ula told the crowd.
The rally brought together more than 20 Members of Parliament, including National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot and President Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet.
The leaders argued that the administration had spent much of its first term focusing on development and was now ready to take its record directly to voters.
Farouk urged Kenyans to maintain peace and register as voters ahead of the election, saying the President’s performance would be the coalition’s strongest campaign message.
“Ruto’s record speaks for itself and we are here to ask our people to keep peace and register as voters so that they elect President Ruto again come next year,” he said.
Wetang’ula rejected ethnic politics, saying national unity should remain at the centre of the country’s leadership. He pointed to ongoing infrastructure projects, including the Rironi–Mau Summit highway and the planned 4,000-bed expansion of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, as evidence of the government’s development agenda.
“Our government has no ethnic boundaries,” he said, adding that the administration was working to improve the country’s long-term economic prospects.
The Speaker also urged eligible voters to register, arguing that participation in elections remains central to democratic accountability.
“Bad leaders are elected by good people who don’t vote,” he said.
Farouk praised Wetang’ula’s support for President Ruto, saying leaders from the Rift Valley would remember the backing they had received from Western Kenya.
Ichung’wah and Cheruiyot also criticised opposition leaders, insisting Kenya Kwanza remained confident of winning another term.
Cheruiyot said the coalition believed the President’s record in office would resonate with voters when campaigns intensify.
The leaders further argued that cooperation between Kenya Kwanza and ODM through the broad-based government had strengthened the coalition ahead of next year’s election.
The opposition has maintained that it will challenge President Ruto’s bid for re-election, setting the stage for a highly contested campaign as political activity gathers pace ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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