Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has yet again vowed to vie for the presidency in the 2027 general elections.

In a statement on Sunday, February 16, 2025, Salasya said that he will be on the 2027 presidential ballot if Raila Odinga joins the race, stating his mission is to ensure Odinga gets no votes from the Western region.

The youthful parliamentarian further declared that a new chapter of Kenya’s political landscape has begun, promising change and freedom while rallying young leaders to stand firm with the young generation.

“Raila akisimama president I will be also on the presidential ballot to ensure he doesn’t get any single vote from Western. A new Kenya has begun and change is coming freedom is coming and as young leaders, we shall stand firm with young people,” Salasya wrote on his official Instagram account.

Salasya on Raila’s AUC race

Reacting after the former Prime Minister failed to secure the top seat in the recent African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson election, Salasya affirmed that there is no alternative plan for Odinga in 2027 insisting his only plan is to secure retirement benefits.

He further proposed a retirement package for Odinga, which would include security details, official vehicles, and a retirement home in Narok County, to be alternated with Opodo Farm in Bondo, Siaya County.

“No plan B for him . The only plan for him is to be put on retirement benefits with 10 securities, three vehicles, one chase car a Retirement home in Narok atakuwa akibadilisha na Opodo farm in Bondo,2 doctors etc,” he added.

Presidential ambitions

This is not the first time Salasya vowed to vie for the presidency in the 2027 general elections, on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, he said that he would join the race if the candidates would not address manufacturing and industrialisation in Kenya.

According to Salasya, addressing the challenges faced in manufacturing and industrialisation will not only help curb the high rate of unemployment in the country but also stabilise the economy.

The first-time lawmaker also criticized the government’s initiative to facilitate job opportunities abroad, arguing that it is unacceptable for Kenya to export its youth overseas for skilled labour.

“If the presidential candidates will not address manufacturing and industrialisation in Kenya I will then be vying for the presidency come 2027. We can not continue exporting our youths. It is unacceptable. Going forward because we the youths do not want stories, we want a clear platform,” he declared.

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