NAIROBI, Kenya – Outspoken Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has finally reacted to remarks by MPs William Kamket (Tiaty) and Oscar Sudi (Kapseret), who recently expressed their confidence that President William Ruto will be reelected for a second term in the upcoming elections.
Kamket highlighted the region’s ability to produce leaders, while Sudi hinted at a few concerns over President Ruto’s past actions, indicating a nuanced relationship.
However, Senator Sifuna’s dissenting voices have criticised their optimism, suggesting that President Ruto’s leadership could face significant challenges in the 2027 elections.
“Kenyans of today have read and understood the 2010 Kenyan Constitution, and there is no leader who can impose themselves on Kenyans,” said Senator Sifuna during an interview.
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According to Senator Sifuna, the only way for any elected officials to be reelected is to do what they promised for Kenyans in the 2022 General Election.
“It is to make the lives of Kenyans better,” said Senator Sifuna, who doubles as the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) secretary general.
The youthful lawmaker observed that some leaders, like Kamket and Sudi, understand that delivering on any of the promises will be impossible. However, they can make Kenyans look at them favourably.
“They are now openly threatening to violate the constitution and the rights of Kenyans and trying to force themselves on people,” he added.
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Senator Sifuna, a close ally of former prime minister Raila Odinga, disclosed that these pronouncements are not strange to him as a person who participated in the 2022 campaigns when his party was backed by a sitting president (Uhuru Kenyatta).
“I am familiar with these issues because some people were in our camp and used to speak the way Kamket and Sudi speak now. But now, with the sort of anger Kenyans have, the day a Kenyan is given a ballot paper and crosses against your name, puts it in the ballot box, which is the end of the day for you,” explained Senator Sifuna.
He further moved to assure Kenyans that chest-thumping should not scare anybody.
“Just come out and express yourself,” Senator Sifuna further said.
