Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi during an interaction with boda boda operators at the Malava Boys Grounds, August 15, 2025. /OPCSPrime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has urged Kenyans not to gamble with the 2027 General Election, insisting that President William Ruto is the surest bet for re-election.
Mudavadi, who also serves as Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary, reminded Kenyans that he had accurately predicted Ruto’s victory in the 2022 presidential race long before the polls.
He argued it would be naïve to imagine Ruto could lose in 2027, especially now that he has joined forces with ODM leader Raila Odinga.
“I passed here and stopped here and told residents of this place that I have no business lying to my people, and I told you the truth that the person who was going to be President was William Ruto. Let’s walk together. You thought I was joking,” Mudavadi said.
Mudavadi and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula were initially allied to Raila under the Azimio coalition before they defected to Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza, a move credited with shifting a significant share of the Western Kenya vote.
The region, long considered an ODM stronghold, played a decisive role in Ruto’s eventual victory.
In 2022, Ruto won with 7.1 million votes (50.49 per cent) against Raila’s 6.9 million (48.85 per cent), securing at least 25 per cent of valid votes in 39 counties compared with Raila’s 34.
Speaking on Friday at Malava Boys Grounds in Kakamega County during an engagement with boda boda operators, Mudavadi said he would once again be at the centre of efforts to deliver Ruto’s re-election.
“This time round, it’s Ruto and Raila and Mudavadi will be there too. I don’t want to hear again that you are taking chances. You have been shown the route. I have told you that is the route and will tell you again and again that that’s the route,” he declared.
The Prime CS underscored the importance of Malava people exercising their civic responsibility in the forthcoming by-election, urging them to make informed and thoughtful decisions when casting their votes on November 27, 2025.
The seat fell vacant following the death of incumbent MP Malulu Injendi on February 17.
