Mudavadi warns against reducing 2027 elections to ethnic poll
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has cautioned Kenyans against allowing the 2027 General Election to degenerate into an ethnic contest. He reiterated that the country’s leadership should be determined by a candidate..
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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has urged Kenyans to prevent the 2027 General Election from becoming an ethnic contest, emphasizing that leadership should be based on a candidate's capacity to serve all citizens, not tribal affiliations.
- Mudavadi warned against reducing national sovereignty to an "ethnic poll."
- Key figures mentioned include Musalia Mudavadi and President William Ruto.
- The speech was delivered at State House Nairobi during a meeting with members of the Friends Church (Quakers).
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