City lawyer Nelson Havi has urged Kenyans to rally behind former Chief Justice David Maraga for the 2027 presidency.

This comes after former Attorney General and Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi made some damning revelations against President William Ruto that have continued to spark mixed reactions.

Havi, in a statement shared via his official X account on Saturday, April 5, 2025, said that the revelations are some of the reasons why Kenyans should rally behind Maraga for president.

Further, the former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president warned Kenyans against giving excuses on why they would not prefer Maraga as their next head of state.

According to Havi, the country has no other choice other than electing Maraga as the president.

“All these revelations are the reasons why you must elect David Maraga for president. Do not tell me that he is not strong; he has no money or clout or the many vices exemplified in those in government. The choice is absolutely yours. In fact, you have no choice but to elect him,” Havi stated.

All these revelations are the reasons why you must elect David Maraga for President. Do not tell me that he is not strong, he has no money or clout or the many vices exemplified in those in Government. The choice is absolutely yours. In fact, you have no choice but to elect him.

— Nelson Havi (@NelsonHavi) April 5, 2025

Havi on Maraga’s deputy

Havi, who has been pushing for the Maraga presidency, said last month that Kenyans need to look for a competent woman to deputise him.

Taking to his official X account on Monday, March 31, 2025, Havi urged the Gen Zs to help him identify the woman whom he says should be a professional who is competent, vocal, virtuous and vibrant.

He vouched for justice activist Jerotich Seii to deputise Maraga in the 2027 presidential race that will pit President William Ruto against several other candidates that have since declared their interests.

Ruto-Muturi spat

In a scathing criticism of President Ruto, Muturi has said the Head of State is an irredeemably corrupt figure.

Muturi made the comment on Friday, April 4, 2025, during a morning talk show with a local TV station, where he said Ruto cannot speak about graft because he is not clean.

“When I watch William Ruto sometimes talking to members of the cabinet and saying, ‘I do not want to see corruption in my government,’ then I start wondering, ‘Who is this talking?’”

“He is absolutely, irredeemably corrupt,” Muturi said.

He also recounted an experience he had while in Dubai, where he was told by President Ruto to sign a deal that involved Russians.

However, he said he could append his signature to the documents, as he would prefer to review them before signing.

“I do not want to give you obvious examples like the Adani deal because I have some background. When his advisor invited me to attend COP28 in Dubai in 2023, he gave me a lot of information, which ended up with the Adani deal about the airport. During the same time, some Russian oligarchs had offered to invest USD 1 billion here in Kenya.

“On the day we were coming from India, after COP28, we flew to India for a state visit. At the time I landed in Dubai, Ruto was calling me, ‘Those people, those Russians, they are there in Dubai; you need to sign those documents.’ But I said I have just landed at the airport; I am in transit; I am not leaving the airport.

“He said, ‘But you are there; your staff have already worked on the document, and I need to review it in the office. They (Russians) were purporting to give a grant of USD 1 billion to allegedly grow three billion trees towards the 15 billion trees goal,” Muturi said.