Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has urged former President Uhuru Kenyatta to step up and back President Wiliam Ruto for the benefit of the country.
Speaking on Wednesday, March 5, in Machakos, Passaris noted that given that Uhuru is the only living former President, he should be at the forefront to help Ruto streamline his government.
She stressed that the former president should emulate former Prime Minister Raila Odinga by setting differences aside and joining hands with Ruto and Odinga for the development of the nation.
"Kenya has had four Presidents and three of them are dead. It is very important that a former President who is still alive support the current president because if he fails to do that, the government won't be in a good position," she stated.
"And because I know he stays with Raila and Raila is someone who can set differences apart after he looks at the situation and looks for a way the country can go forward. I just want to plead with the former President, please, you are the only living Former President, you have huge investment in this country, you have family in this country, and you can sit down with Ruto and Raila and people of like mind to drive this country in the right direction," she stated.
Since his exit from office in 2022, the former President has shied away from speaking or engaging heavily in politics.
However, in January, the former President surfaced and called on Gen Z to continue fighting for their rights, barely two months after a symbolic ‘handshake’ with President William Ruto.
While speaking during the burial of his cousin, veteran rally driver Kibathi Muigai on January 17, 2024, Uhuru did not hide his thoughts over the rising influence of Kenyan youth on political discourse.
“The problem of people nowadays is people are afraid. Gen Zs are the story of the future. Fight for your rights. Fight to ensure you are getting what is rightfully yours,” he urged.
“Don't stand and watch as your wealth is taken from you. Everything is worth fighting for. If you do not fight for it, don't cry if it is taken away,” he added.
On the other hand, it remains unclear whether the Orange Democratic Leader Raila Odinga will join hands with President William Ruto or switch back to his signature role as one of the country's leading opposition leaders.
As of now, Raila is winding up his consultations with his supporters across the country to determine which side he is going to pick ahead of the 2027 campaigns.
Despite being on cordial terms with the Kenya Kwanza Government, in the past few weeks, Odinga has been keen on calling out President William Ruto's regime, presumably to maintain some degree of impartiality.
