BUNGOMA, Kenya- National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has continued with political mobilisation in support of President William Ruto’s 2027 re-election bid, days after the High Court issued conservatory orders barring him from using the authority and prestige of his constitutional office to participate in partisan political campaigns.
Speaking during a meeting with women leaders drawn from Bungoma County’s nine constituencies at the Mabanga Farmers Training Centre (FTC) on Monday, Wetang’ula urged them to champion President Ruto’s second-term bid by mobilising eligible residents to acquire national identity cards and register as voters ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The Speaker, who was accompanied by Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka, several Members of Parliament, nominated Senator Consolata Nabwire Wakwabubi and Bungoma Woman Representative Catherine Wambilianga, highlighted projects undertaken by the Kenya Kwanza administration in the region.
Among the projects he cited were the reduction of subsidised fertiliser prices from Sh7,500 to Sh2,500, the revival of Nzoia Sugar Company, stalled road projects, construction of modern markets, the planned Level Six Teaching and Referral Hospital in Bungoma, expansion of the Malaba–Eldoret highway and the proposed extension of the Standard Gauge Railway to Malaba through Mianga.
Wetang’ula said the projects demonstrated President Ruto’s commitment to transforming the Western region and improving livelihoods, urging residents to reject divisive politics and back the government’s development agenda.
According to the Speaker, the women leaders endorsed what they termed the “Mabanga Declaration,” reaffirming their support for President Ruto’s re-election in 2027.
The meeting comes despite a conservatory order issued by Justice David Mburu, which restrains Wetang’ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi from using the authority, prestige, dignity or influence of their constitutional offices to organise, promote, endorse or lead partisan political campaigns pending the hearing of a constitutional petition filed by lobby group Vocal Africa.
The case is scheduled for mention on July 16.
The petition argues that the two Speakers’ continued participation in partisan political mobilisation undermines the constitutional requirement for the offices of Speaker of the National Assembly and Speaker of the Senate to remain impartial.