CS Wandayi Urges Nyanza to Repay Ruto's Political Debt in 2027 Polls
Wandayi reminded the residents how president Ruto supported the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's presidential bid during the 2007 elections, saying that Ruto's campaign for Raila is a debt that Nyanza region owes Ruto for supporting one of their own...
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Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, Opiyo Wandayi, urged the Nyanza region to support and vote for President William Ruto in the 2027 general elections, citing a political debt from President Ruto’s support for late Prime Minister Raila Odinga in 2007.
- CS Wandayi made these remarks during the launch of rural electrification projects in Kagito, Uriri Constituency, Migori County, on November 21, 2025.
- The Cabinet Secretary emphasized that Ruto’s support for Odinga in 2007, which led to Ruto’s Hague involvement, constitutes a debt the Luo community and Nyanza region must repay.
- Wandayi is among ODM leaders encouraging the party to back President Ruto's re-election.
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Political Leaders Make Statements on Future 2027 and 2032 Elections - November 2025
Several political figures have made public statements positioning themselves and their regions for future elections. Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, Opiyo Wandayi, urged the Nyanza region to support and vote for President William Ruto in the 2027 general elections, citing a political debt. Looking further ahead to 2032, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi declared that the Western region is strategically positioned to produce President Ruto's successor. Speaking in Malava constituency, Mudavadi asserted that the Luhya nation has its "best chance in history" to achieve the presidency. In other political developments, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna affirmed his position within his party following a founders' meeting convened by President William Ruto.
