Ruto intensifies attacks on Gachagua and opposition alliance

President William Ruto has escalated his political attacks against DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua and the opposition alliance, accusing his former deputy of engaging in political intimidation and attempting to create chaos ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking in Bonchari, Kisii County, on Tuesday, during the third day of his development tour of the Gusii region, the President took aim at Gachagua, declaring that his attempts to cause political instability ahead of the next polls would not succeed. Ruto also accused Gachagua of frustrating emerging political leaders seeking to rise to national leadership, describing him as an extortionist and warning Kenyans against what he termed political exploitation. The President further turned his guns on the opposition alliance, dismissing its repeated claims of unity and preparations to field a joint presidential candidate, while maintaining that he was ready for a bruising political contest as he seeks a second term in office.