The Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) party leader, Eugene Wamalwa, has drawn a dramatic parallel between Kenya’s political events in 2002 and the unfolding scene in 2025, saying history appears to be repeating itself.

In a detailed reflection shared on X on Friday, October 10, 2025, Wamalwa described the striking resemblance between the transition period that saw President Mwai Kibaki rise to power and the current political alignment around Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka.

“History repeats itself!” Wamalwa began, before taking Kenyans back to the symbolic moments of 2002. “At Uhuru Park 2002, the incoming government supporters gathered to witness the swearing in of President Mwai Kibaki and the winning team, and Kenyans sang Yote yawezekana bila Moi,” he said.

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He recalled how, on that same day, then-outgoing President Daniel Arap Moi had left State House for Kabarak, marking the end of an era.

“At Kabarak, outgoing President Moi and his team landed in the afternoon in a military helicopter to start his retirement,” Wamalwa noted, capturing the mood of that political transition.

Drawing a powerful link to today’s unfolding politics, Wamalwa said what happened at Uhuru Park on Friday, October 10, 2025, carried the same political symbolism.

“Today at a packed Uhuru Park, the government in waiting held a historic and nostalgic meeting to celebrate Kalonzo Musyoka’s endorsement by the Wiper Party as their 2027 presidential candidate and reaffirmation of Opposition unity and resolve to field a single presidential candidate against President Ruto,” he said.

Wamalwa pointed out the irony of the day’s two major events, one at Uhuru Park and the other at Kabarak, and how they mirrored each other just like in 2002.

“In the meantime President Ruto was landing at Kabarak in a Military helicopter, to pay his last respects to the late President Moi, who refused to meet him until his death, as he receive his son Gideon Moi to his Coalition on his way home to Sugoi, as the massive crowd at Uhuru Park sang, ‘Yote yawezekana bila Gideon Moi na bila Ruto!” he stated.