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Kindiki said the Kenya Kwanza government had exceeded expectations in implementing projects and programmes aimed at strengthening the economy and improving livelihoods, as the administration marks four years since Ruto was sworn in on September 13, 2022.
Speaking in Borabu Constituency, Nyamira County, Matiang’i said Ruto should spend more time addressing the concerns of Kenyans and delivering on his promises instead of attacking his political opponents.
The Deputy President said critics of the Kenya Kwanza administration should present their own development scorecards for Kenyans to compare with the government’s achievements.
The broad-based government was formed after President William Ruto and the late ODM leader Raila Odinga reached a political understanding that resulted in several ODM leaders taking up Cabinet and other government positions.
Shahbal said he respected Ruto as President but would not follow his suggestion, arguing that his decision to remain in politics was driven by his desire to use his abilities to serve the people.
The development comes as Orengo openly pushes his own presidential ambitions, setting up the possibility of competition between the two politicians within Linda Mwananchi.
The former Interior Cabinet Secretary said political competition should not be treated as a matter of life and death, urging politicians to put the stability of the country above individual political ambitions
Speaking on Radio Generation on Monday, Gachoka argued that Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna currently offered the opposition its strongest option, saying his support in Western Kenya could be combined with the Mount Kenya vote under former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to create a formidable electoral coalition.
Speaking during a community engagement with Kenyans in Spokane, Washington, Gachagua said he was open to stepping aside from his own presidential ambitions if his colleagues concluded that another candidate was better placed to win.
The developments leave ODM facing a three-way political headache in Nairobi, with Babu building support among MPs, Aladwa defending his own claim to the party ticket and Sakaja's possible return under the ODM banner adding another major variable to the contest.
Wamuchomba said the political class was betraying its constitutional duty to safeguard national unity, and accused some leaders of weaponising ethnicity for short-term political gain.
In a statement issued on Monday, the party described the remarks as “reckless”, “divisive” and “dangerous”, warning that such rhetoric could reopen ethnic tensions associated with Kenya’s past election violence.