Treasury CS John Mbadi has emphasised his support for President William Ruto, saying they are not going anywhere.
Mbadi said that he has witnessed how the President has united all Kenyans without discrimination under his tenure.
Speaking on Thursday, the CS added that all tribes are now united and support Ruto to deliver his promises to Kenya.
“President Ruto, you have shown us a different friendship. I’m not saying this because I’m the Finance Minister. I say this because I can see the way you relate to everyone in this country. Kenyans have been seeing how you love everyone equally. I want to tell my people that we are going nowhere,” Mbadi said.
Mbadi’s sentiment was echoed by Suna East MP Junet Mohamed, who assured Ruto that they fully back the broad-based government.
“We sat down with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in the ODM Central
Committee. We have resolved that we are supporting the broad-based government.
The resolution is in the minutes signed by Raila. We fully support the
broad-based government,” he said.
Junet added that ODM wants the country to stabilise and develop for the
betterment of Kenyans.
“I was among the people carrying sufurias on the head. But now the cost
of living is low; what is expensive is the cost of politics, because people are
protesting with no good intention, they are protesting to destroy people’s
property. You don’t know what his agenda is,” he added.
The legislator said that the upcoming elections will end the politics of
exclusivity, where some communities have been left out of projects.
“Politics of entitlement will come to an end in 2027. As a party, as people, we are supporting the broad-based government .”
In July 2024, Ruto dissolved his cabinet and announced plans to form a “broad-based government” in response to rising public anger over punitive taxes and deepening economic hardships.
Though both leaders denied entering into a formal coalition, Ruto and Raila said their strategic rapprochement aimed to unite the country and restore public trust amid nationwide, youth-led protests.
Ruto defended the formation of the broad-based government, describing it as divinely inspired.
He said the arrangement was necessary to create the political goodwill required to drive the country’s development agenda, adding: “Transforming a nation is not an easy task.”
The formation of the unity government has significantly altered Kenya’s political landscape, blurring the line between opposition and government after several Raila allies were appointed to key cabinet positions.
Mbadi was named Treasury Cabinet Secretary; former ODM deputy party leader Hassan Joho took over the Mining docket, while Opiyo Wandayi and Wycliffe Oparanya were handed the Energy and MSMEs portfolios respectively—signaling a deepening alliance between the two camps.
