Moses Kuria, President William Ruto’s
senior economic advisor, has hinted at the formation of a new political vehicle
for the 2027 polls.
Kuria said he did not make wrong political calculations and that the country should be ready for a new baby on the
block as it heads toward the 2027 General Election.
The former Trade and Public Service
Cabinet Secretary opened the lid at a time when Ruto is working closely with
former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s ODM party.
With Raila eyeing the African Union
Commission chairperson post, there have been indications that he could back
Ruto’s reelection bid in 2027.
On Sunday, Kuria stirred the political
waters, claiming that a new political machine for Ruto’s 2027 reelection is in
the offing.
“What I can see is that in 2027, a new
nationalist movement, same as the 2002 rainbow movement, is loading and those
with brains should join because they are people who will weep from outside,”
Kuria predicted.
"I was a student of mathematics and there are some calculations that I do on politics. In politics, I don't make mistakes.''
Kuria spoke in Homa Bay County during
a thanksgiving service for Governor Gladys Wanga who was celebrating her appointment
as ODM national chairperson.
Raila was in attendance at the
jamboree that brought together strange bedfellows from both ODM and President
Ruto’s UDA party.
Surprise appearances at the event by
some UDA stalwarts including former CS Aisha Jumwa exposed the behind-the-scenes political intrigues surrounding preparations for the 2027 polls.
Plans for a gigantic political machine
for President Ruto’s 2027 reelection bid, come at a time when major realignment
is underway following the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua as deputy president.
Gachagua has signalled that he is working
on a political comeback after his ouster with indications that he could join
forces with Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and DAP-K boss Eugene Wamalwa.
With the realignments, alignments are expected
to hit a fever pitch in the coming months as bigwigs consolidate their formations
and steady their ships for the 2027 polls.
While it is not clear whether Ruto’s
UDA will merge with ODM, they could as well work on a broad-based alliance akin
to the Narc coalition of 2002 that vanquished the late President Moi’s
stranglehold on power.
Already, UDA is pushing affiliate parties in the Kenya Kwanza alliance to fold and merge with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC having already resolved to fold.
