Murkomen: 2027 poll will be a choice between development and division
By Emmanuel Rono, July 19, 2026Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has intensified the Kenya Kwanza administration’s 2027 re-election campaign, framing the next General Election as a choice between national unity and divisive politics.
Addressing residents in Trans Nzoia County on Sunday, July 19, 2026, Murkomen urged Kenyans to back President William Ruto for a second term, saying the Head of State’s leadership has fostered inclusivity, development and national cohesion.
“Ukichagua President William Ruto, you choose the unity of the nation, you choose progress, you choose brotherhood, you choose unity,” Murkomen said.
Opposition promoting violence
The CS took a swipe at the opposition, accusing its leaders of promoting violence, tribalism and politics of exclusion instead of offering solutions to the country’s challenges.
“His competitors are led by the father of violence and tribalism, of division, people who want to divide the country… The difference between this administration and its competitors is like day and night,” he said.
Murkomen cited government development programmes in Trans Nzoia as evidence that the Kenya Kwanza administration is delivering on its promises, expressing confidence that voters would reward President Ruto with another term in office.
He predicted that President Ruto would secure an overwhelming victory in the 2027 polls, telling supporters in the county that they would play a key role in delivering the president’s re-election.
“Looking at the programs that this government is implementing, I am confident that the people of Kenya are going to choose day, and they will never choose darkness,” he said.
“Mweshimua rais atashinda kura kwa wingi sana mwaka kesho. Atashinda kwa wingi sana, na atashinda na nyinyi.”
Say no to political ethnicity
The Interior CS also called on political leaders to exercise restraint in their public statements, warning that inflammatory rhetoric and ethnic mobilisation undermine peace and national unity.
“Kama tunataka kudumisha amani katika taifa letu, inaanza na matamshi yale ambayo tunatumia,” he said.
Without naming specific individuals, Murkomen criticised leaders who, he claimed, have attempted to gain political mileage through tribal sentiments and insults, arguing that such politics does not improve the lives of ordinary Kenyans.
“After that, Kenyans will want water. Watataka maji, watataka barabara, watataka uongozi bora. Chuki na ukabila na matusi, haita badilisha maisha ya Wakenya,” he said.