Ruto will be the only presidential candidate in 2027 - Kingi

Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi / HANDOUT

Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi has said that President William Ruto will be the only presidential candidate in the next general election.

The Speaker criticised leaders who are forming parties and end up not winning any elective seats, alleging that their loss is because Kenyans don't want anything to do with their parties and the leaders.

“We know the people who will be in the 2027 presidential election race are only three; the first person is President William Ruto, the second one is President William Ruto, and the third one is President William Ruto. With no doubt, who will be the president?” Kingi said on Friday during Ruto’s development tour in the coastal region.

The Speaker of the Senate called out opposition for engaging in politics rather than focusing on their oversight roles.

“Some leaders do not have anything to show Kenyans what they did when they were in power, but today they want to vie for the presidential seat,” he added.

On Friday, Ruto told off opposition politicians, insisting that they do not have a plan for the country.

He said that the opposition should find something to give Kenyans as an alternative instead of making him their agenda.

The President said that it was baffling they could only talk about him instead of the business they had gathered to do.

He added that they need to give an alternative plan to what the Kenya Kwanza administration is giving Kenyans.

“Their agenda is William Ruto, and I did not send them. They should find a party and give it a name, not William Ruto," Ruto said.

“They should have an agenda, a plan, and a vision for Kenya; otherwise, they will fail. We are building roads, what is your plan? We have affordable housing, we have universal health coverage, and we have jobs for the youth, what is your plan?” Ruto posed.

His remarks come a day after a unity bid by opposition leaders became clear on Thursday as Martha Karua unveiled her rebranded political outfit–the People’s Liberation Party–with bigwigs promising a political tsunami.