Vincent Musyoka Kawaya challenged Uhuru Kenyatta’s push for opposition unity ahead of 2027.
The UDA organising secretary challenges Uhuru Kenyatta’s opposition unity campaign as President William Ruto also attacks his former boss.
UDA national organising secretary Vincent Musyoka Kawaya criticised Uhuru Kenyatta on November 12 over his push for opposition unity. The former president has urged opposition leaders to work together ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Speaking at a women’s economic empowerment event in Masinga, Machakos, Kawaya challenged Uhuru’s efforts to build a common political front. The Mwala MP accused him of maintaining hostility towards President William Ruto.
His remarks followed Uhuru’s appeal to opposition leaders a day earlier. Ruto also responded to that appeal, accusing his predecessor of abandoning statesmanship for political brokerage.
Kawaya criticises Uhuru over economic record
Kawaya argued that Uhuru had opposed Ruto both during his deputy presidency and after he became president. He urged the former head of state to stop targeting Ruto and questioned his motives for rallying opposition leaders.
The MP also challenged Uhuru’s record during his two terms in office. He claimed Kenyans endured economic hardship under that administration, pointing to high fertiliser prices and living costs.
Despite those difficulties, Kawaya said, voters had given Uhuru two presidential terms. He also dismissed arguments from some opposition leaders that Wiper’s turn to take the presidency had arrived.
Kawaya maintained that the party had made similar appeals for decades without winning the country’s highest office.
Uhuru urges leaders to put unity first
Uhuru made his appeal during a memorial service for his cousin, Beatrice Wambui Muturi, on November 11. The service took place at PCEA Nairobi West Church in Lang’ata, Nairobi.
He addressed Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Democracy for the Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua and DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa. In urging cooperation, Uhuru reminded them that only one person could hold the presidency at a time.
He therefore asked the leaders to set aside their individual presidential ambitions and unite ahead of 2027.
Meanwhile, Ruto challenged his former boss over the same unity campaign. He accused Uhuru of becoming a political broker and said opposition leaders had spent the past year and a half struggling to agree on whom to support.
