Kindiki Links Ruto’s 2027 Re-Election Bid to Development Record

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has defended President William Ruto’s development record, urging political leaders to explain their achievements and policy proposals instead of relying on insults and personal attacks as the country approaches the 2027 General Election.

Speaking during a public engagement rally in Nessuit Township, Njoro Constituency, Nakuru County, Kindiki cited road construction, electricity connections, market development and agricultural interventions as areas where the government says it is delivering on its promises.

He challenged leaders criticising the administration to account for their own records in public office, particularly on projects that directly affect residents.

“Tell us what you did when you held a position like the one the Deputy President holds today. What did you bring to Njoro? Which roads did you build? What did you do about electricity? Which market did you build here?” he posed.

Kindiki said political competition should focus on development and policies addressing citizens’ needs rather than personal attacks that could deepen divisions within communities.

“Some leaders, instead of discussing agriculture, markets, fertiliser, seeds and improved electricity supply, focus on insults and giving other leaders nicknames,” he said.

The Deputy President maintained that the government’s development agenda was intended to benefit Kenyans across different economic backgrounds, including small-scale traders and farmers.

“This Kenya does not belong to big people alone; it also belongs to small people and those at the grassroots. Even mama mboga is an important person. As we move forward, let us uphold the principle that usawa ni sawa,” he said.

To support his argument, Kindiki cited the construction of 870 kilometres of roads in Nakuru County at a projected cost of Sh38 billion. He also said electricity projects worth Sh3 billion were targeting an additional 25,000 households across the county.

Within Njoro Constituency, Sh370 million had been set aside to connect 3,200 households to electricity, according to the Deputy President.

He further highlighted the construction of modern markets in Nessuit, Mauche and Kihingo, saying the Nessuit market was 99 per cent complete and would be officially handed over within a month.

Kindiki also defended government interventions in agriculture, citing subsidised fertiliser and improved milk prices as measures intended to support farmers.

He said fertiliser would be available at Sh2,000, while the price paid to dairy farmers had been raised to Sh65 per litre following an announcement by President Ruto on Mashujaa Day.

On national unity, Kindiki urged political leaders to avoid rhetoric that could provoke hostility, saying Kenyans would remain one nation regardless of the outcome of the next election.

“Once the votes have been cast, we will still remain Kenyans, we will still remain one community, and we will still remain one nation,” he said.

His remarks place development delivery, public accountability and national unity at the centre of the administration’s message ahead of the 2027 polls.