Several high-profile allies of President William Ruto have been extensively spending millions of shillings on weekend 'economic empowerment' drives, which critics suggest are thinly veiled political mobilization efforts for the upcoming 2027 General Election.

• Approximately Sh19.5 million has been publicly disbursed by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and Suna East MP Junet Mohamed in the past week alone, with travel often via helicopter.
• Key figures involved include CS John Mbadi, MP Junet Mohamed, and Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi, alongside contributions from President William Ruto and local leaders like Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga.
• These events, branded as women's economic empowerment programmes, often feature the distribution of branded merchandise and speeches focusing on re-election bids and attacks on the opposition, rather than business training.