Ruto at 3 outshines all former presidents – Kaluma
By Kiprono Keileb, September 28, 2025Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has compared President William Ruto’s leadership at three years in office with that of Kenya’s past heads of state, saying Ruto stands out as more popular and better performing than his predecessors at a similar point in their rule.
In a statement released on Sunday, September 28, 2025, on his official X account, Kaluma compared Ruto with his predecessors: “Ruto at 3 years is far better and more popular than Jomo Kenyatta at 3, Moi at 3, Kibaki at 3, and Uhuru at 3,” he wrote.
He went further to break down the record of each past president. On founding President Jomo Kenyatta, Kaluma said Kenyatta’s third year in power was marked by political fallout and repression.
“Jomo Kenyatta at 3 had sacked Jaramogi, Bildad Kagia, started abductions, instituted the Kiambu Mafia and was facing revolt from across Kenya,” Kaluma stated.
Turning to Daniel Arap Moi, who succeeded Kenyatta, Kaluma recalled the instability that faced his government. “Moi at 3 faced coup from Mt. Kenya and the Air Force,” he wrote, referring to the 1982 attempted coup that shook Moi’s young administration.
He also weighed in on Mwai Kibaki’s government, noting that the former president had major political challenges by his third year in office.
“Kibaki at 3 lost the referendum on the Bomas Draft Constitution, sent Raila and leaders from across Kenya out of government, ruled with Mt. Kenya’s Murungaru, Mwiraria, Kiraitu, and Saitoti, allowed corruption in government, and was ready for the 2007 election loss. Any success credited to Kibaki was delivered by Raila as Minister of Roads and in the Coalition Government,” Kaluma said.
Kaluma’s remarks come as President William Ruto marks three years since taking office. By contrasting Ruto’s tenure with that of Kenya’s first four presidents, the legislator framed the Head of State as having avoided the early pitfalls that troubled past administrations.