Caleb Amisi tears into ODM colleagues who previously criticised Gideon Moi
By Ascah Mwango, October 11, 2025Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has taken aim at his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) colleagues after KANU chairman Gideon Moi moved to work with President William Ruto.
Amisi said the reaction from some ODM members was embarrassing and warned that the party risked damaging its legacy if it continued what he called a toe-to-toe embrace of the Kenya Kwanza camp.
In a post on his X account on Friday, October 10, Amisi accused some ODM figures of acting like a broad-based choir and labelled them tenderpreneurs, saying their excitement over the arrangement had hurt the party’s standing.
He told supporters that by the time political fights were over, ordinary Kenyans would have moved on.
“There are old broad-based choir masters who were fighting the standard media and Gedion Moi as if they manufactured COVID-19, wataambia nini watu.
The excitement of my ODM colleagues in broad-based is the major undoing, by the time games are played on you, Kenyans will have moved on. Dear ODM tenderpreneurs, you have spoiled Baba’s legacy of 40 years. Shame on you!” Amisi scoffed.
Ruto, Gideon Moi’s bromance
The row follows a high-profile rapprochement between President Ruto and KANU chairman Gideon Moi that was made public this week.
Ruto visited Kabarak and told KANU supporters that he and Moi had agreed that KANU would join a broad-based government so the two sides could work together on national development.
“I was the person who was very close to Daniel Moi during his final years in his career. I am among the last borns of Arap Moi’s political life,” Ruto said.
Ruto said the partnership was about helping the country, not personal interests, and urged KANU members to accept the collaboration.
“I have had a conversation with many leaders, I have had a conversation even with Raila Odinga and even former president Uhuru Kenyatta and told them that we must lift this country to the next level,” Ruto said.
Gideon Moi explained that discussions with the president influenced his decision to step back from contesting the Baringo senatorial seat.
He said he had planned to run to complete development projects in Baringo but that, after talks with Ruto, he would focus on broader national work. KANU officials also signalled they would cooperate with the government in planning and delivering development priorities.
The meetings came as KANU withdrew from the Baringo senatorial by-election, a move that surprised many party activists and reshaped the local race.
President Ruto used the visit to promise several development projects for Baringo, including road works, a stadium in Kabarnet, and plans for a new university linked to the region’s history.
Party leaders said more details on how KANU’s grassroots structures will be used would be shared after internal consultations.