Governor Wanga: We have no apologies for working with Ruto

ODM party leader Raila Odinga, along with Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and other ODM leaders, in a past Event./FILE

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has reaffirmed Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) continuous support for President William Ruto and the Kenya Kwanza administration, saying they have resolved to collaborate with the government in pursuit of national progress.

Speaking on July 21, 2025, Wanga said there was nothing to apologise for in choosing cooperation over confrontation, adding that development and unity should take precedence over disruptive politics.

“We have agreed to work together with President William Ruto, and we have no apologies. We will support him and the government’s programmes to move the country forward,” Wanga stated.

She dismissed the notion of opposing the government without a clear alternative, warning that the ‘Ruto must go’ rhetoric was empty in the absence of an election.

“An opposition must have an agenda; its agenda cannot simply be Ruto must go. He cannot go without an election,” she said.

“We will support him and support the programs of the government.”

Wanga also noted that while some Kenyans were dissatisfied with how the country was being run, the solution lay in open dialogue, echoing the sentiments of ODM party leader Raila Odinga, who has championed national talks as a way forward.

“People are feeling that things are not going right. Some people are feeling otherwise, and our party leader, Honourable Odinga, has proposed the way forward,” Wanga said.

“He has said, ‘Let us all sit together and dialogue,’ and we, as the ODM party, support the dialogue proposal.”

She revealed that ODM had developed a 10-point agenda to guide its engagement with the government and stressed that their support for Ruto’s administration was grounded in democratic principles.

“We will dialogue and continue to move that forward. We have agreed that we have a 10-point agenda and we do not have any apologies,” she said.

“We are in a democratic country, we will defend him, because we can only go through an election. The ‘must go’ agenda must sit down. Let us have a conversation.”