Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has urged Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka to leave the United Opposition and work with President William Ruto ahead of the 2027 general election.

Speaking in Kitui on Sunday, July 12, 2026, where he was installed as an elder by the Kamba Council of Elders, Ruku claimed Kalonzo was associating with leaders who were misleading him politically.

“Kalonzo Musyoka ni kiongozi mzuri. Amekuwa kwa uongozi wa hii Kenya miaka mingi. Lakini anashikana na wakora,” Ruko stated.

Loosely translate, “Kalonzo Musyoka is a good leader. He has been in the leadership of this Kenya for many years. But he is associating with crooks,” Ruku said.

Sidelining Kamba community

The CS singled out former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of previously sidelining the Kamba community while serving in government.

“Na mkora mmoja ambaye anashikana na yeye, ni huyo mtu anaitwa Wamunyoro. Juzi juzi tu akiwa Naibu wa Rais, alikuwa anasema ati Wakamba ni watu wachache, wangojee, hawakusaidia kutengeneza serikali.,” Ruku said.

Ruku called on the Kamba community to persuade Kalonzo to engage President Ruto and explore a political partnership ahead of the next election.

“You love your leader who is called Kalonzo Musyoka. But you should tell him that he should look for William Ruto, they sit down, they set up the government of 2027-2032,” he said.

Ruku on Mt Kenya votes

Ruku has also reignited the debate over the political dynamics between Mt Kenya East and Mt Kenya West after declaring that leaders from the eastern region do not require the support of the western side to secure President William Ruto’s re-election.

Speaking during an interview with a local radio station on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Ruku claimed that the Mt Kenya East region commands enough numbers to guarantee President Ruto a second term in office.

He argued that the region’s estimated two million votes are sufficient without relying on support from the Kikuyu community’s western side.

“Our two million votes are enough, without asking for the Kikuyu vote, to make sure William Ruto is re-elected,” Ruku said.

The Cabinet Secretary further revealed what he described as the region’s long-term political agenda, saying that after ensuring President Ruto’s victory in the next general election, attention would shift to supporting Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s presidential ambitions.

“In 2028, we shall have begun the journey of Kithure Kindiki becoming the President of Kenya because we also need to be on the resource-sharing side, not always on the receiving side,” he added.