Politician Gloria Orwoba has cast doubt on President William Ruto’s current leadership style, saying the Head of State has drifted from the image and vision that inspired her support during the campaigns.

Speaking during a live interview on a local radio station on Thursday, August 14, 2025, Orwoba said the president she sees today is not the same leader she supported in the 2022 elections.

“The president that we see in State House today is not the president that we campaigned for,” Orwoba stated.

The politician clarified that her political journey began only a few years ago, making it impossible for her to compare Ruto’s current leadership to his earlier political career under the United Republican Party (URP) or Jubilee Party.

“I only know politics as of 2019, so when people say, ‘you know when we were with Ruto on URP…’ I can’t resonate. I was not with Ruto in URP. I was not in Jubilee, and my politics began in 2019,” she said.

Orwoba explained that during the period leading to the 2022 General Election, she saw a leader with a clear vision and commitment to addressing national challenges.

“From 2019–2022, when we got into office, he was still the same person with a vision,” she recalled.

Gloria Orwoba’s remarks come amid intensifying public debate over the government’s policy direction and performance, with some leaders within the ruling coalition openly voicing discontent.

She argued that the president has lost his vision and abandoned the plans he once had for the country. Her comments add to the mounting scrutiny over whether the administration is fulfilling the promises it made to Kenyans during the campaign.

By drawing a sharp contrast between the Ruto she campaigned for and the Ruto she now sees in office, Orwoba has placed herself among a section of political voices urging the president to realign his leadership with the aspirations that won him the 2022 mandate.

Her remarks are likely to spark discussions both within and beyond the Kenya Kwanza coalition, particularly as the country grapples with economic pressures, governance debates, and questions over policy priorities.

Orwoba’s candid admission signals the unease that may be brewing even within circles that once firmly stood behind the president, and her words are likely to ignite further political debate on whether the current administration is staying true to its original course.