Kisii Governor Simba Arati wants voters to elect new county leaders in 2027.
Governor Simba Arati urges voters to replace his political rivals and signals plans for a united electoral team.
Governor Simba Arati has called for new county leaders ahead of the Kisii 2027 elections. He accused Senator Richard Onyonka, Woman Representative Doris Aburi and MCAs opposed to his administration of putting political disputes before development.
Speaking at Kisii Agricultural Training Centre, Arati urged residents to elect a new senator, woman representative and county assembly members. He argued that the county needs leaders who support development rather than fight his administration.
The governor also signalled plans to organise a common political front for the next general election. His team, he said, would agree on candidates to support across several elective positions.
Arati outlines plans for Kisii 2027 elections
Arati said those discussions would cover MCA, MP, senator and woman representative candidates when the election period approaches. He wants the team to share a development agenda for the county.
However, the governor maintained that service delivery remains his immediate priority. He cited ongoing efforts to provide roads, markets and health services as areas requiring political support.
Arati argued that resistance to his administration works against residents’ interests and slows the county’s progress. He nevertheless acknowledged that political choices and alliances would become unavoidable as the next election draws closer.
His remarks linked his call for new leaders to complaints about opposition from other elected representatives. They also outlined his intention to rally support beyond his own position as governor.
Dispute with Onyonka and Aburi deepens
The latest comments underline the continuing rift between Arati, Onyonka and Aburi. The senator and woman representative fell out with the governor shortly after the 2022 General Election.
Onyonka and Aburi have accused Arati of running the county administration as a one-man operation. In turn, Arati has accused the two leaders of undermining his government and withholding support for his development agenda.
The disagreement has also played out through public exchanges over Kisii’s political direction and development priorities. Arati’s latest appeal now places the contest over county leadership at the centre of that dispute.
