Roots Party leader George Wajackoyah says he will be on the ballot in Kenya’s 2027 presidential election, dismissing opinion polls that have so far given him little attention.
Speaking in an interview with K24 today Monday, Wajackoyah said he remained committed to his presidential campaign and was focusing on building support at the grassroots.
I’m on the ballot. I’m running for president,” he said.
Wajackoyah, who finished third in the 2022 presidential election, said his approach had changed since the last campaign. Rather than relying on opinion polls, he said he was spending more time meeting voters directly.
The fear has been with the polls; those polls that run around have never mentioned my name,” he said. “But I’m not campaigning from them. I’m campaigning within the population and the people of the Republic of Kenya.”
The Roots Party leader also rejected the suggestion that he needed to join one of the opposition alliances taking shape ahead of the 2027 election.
He said his party was registered and had its own presidential candidate. He also said he had not been approached to join the United Alternative Government, a political umbrella that has brought together several leaders positioning themselves for the next election.
“I have not been approached,” Wajackoyah said when asked about joining the group.
He said his focus was now on grassroots mobilisation. That, he added, was one reason he had reduced his activity on Facebook.
“I am campaigning, I’m on the ground and that’s why I’ve even gone off Facebook,” he said.
Wajackoyah also challenged his political rivals to campaign alongside him, saying they should not be afraid to share platforms with him.
“My opponents are very afraid to invite me in their congregations,” he said.
Wajackoyah became a prominent figure in the 2022 presidential race, when he ran on a platform that included controversial proposals such as the cultivation and export of marijuana. He finished third with 61,969 votes, according to results declared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
His latest declaration adds another name to an increasingly crowded field of politicians preparing for the 2027 contest.
With political alliances still taking shape, Wajackoyah says he intends to chart his own course — and is betting that a grassroots campaign can carry him back onto the presidential ballot.
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