Atandi says no one should contest Oburu for Siaya Senate seat in 2027
By Cy Muganda, August 31, 2025Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi has declared that Siaya Senator Dr Oburu Oginga should be re-elected unopposed in 2027, insisting that no one in the county should contest against him.
Speaking in Siaya County on Sunday, August 31, 2025, Atandi praised Oburu’s leadership and political stature, stating that his position as senator is not up for debate.
“The man you’re not allowed to contest against. Your Excellency, in this county, no one is allowed to contest against Dr Oburu Oginga,” Atandi stated.
He further asserted that Oburu will win his re-election regardless of any opposing candidates.
“He will just get elected; you do not need to run against him. The Senator of Siaya,” Atandi remarked.
ODM support for Ruto
Atandi also reiterated the Orange Democratic Movement’s (ODM) commitment to supporting President Ruto, stating that the party’s legislators have no plans to withdraw their cooperation with the Kenya Kwanza administration under the Broad-Based arrangement in the foreseeable future.
Atandi credited the day’s sermon on national unity for strengthening ODM’s approach to collaborating with the current administration.
“I want to agree with you that this is the trajectory that we took as members of the ODM party, and that is why we are with the president and working together with him,” he stated.
“We do not intend to abandon the president in the near future, because we think that would be contrary to your message of today,” Atandi added.
Defending Ruto
Speaking during the same event, Oburu defended President William Ruto against growing calls for his removal, asserting that the Head of State will serve his full term and that any change in leadership must occur through constitutional means.
He dismissed the chants of “Ruto must go” that have emerged during recent protests, insisting that the Constitution outlines only five ways for a sitting president to leave office.
“Mr. President, we want you to continue. We don’t want to engage too much in the future talks about Ruto must go, Ruto must go, Ruto must go. Ruto is going nowhere,” Oburu stated.
“The president is very healthy and is there. If you want to remove him, wait for 2027, and all of us are there. So we are all Kenyans. Let us work together. Let us build bridges and let us see what comes and who comes out,” he reiterated.