Ichung’wah lashes at opposition over lack of tangible agenda for Kenyans
By Luke Oluoch, August 30, 2025National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has fired back at the opposition, accusing them of lacking a clear agenda to sell to Kenyans.
Speaking during an empowerment drive in Narok County, Ichung’wah said that he was committed to uniting Kenyans, stressing that Kenya Kwanza-allied politicians will not be lured onto that path but instead focus on uniting Kenyans.
“Those competing against us—you have seen them. They only come here and speak in their local dialect. They can’t even remember this is a cosmopolitan area. They keep addressing people in their vernacular and spew abuses and politics of division and hatred, saying, “Ruto must go! We are asking them, “How will Ruto having to go change the lives of youths here?” It cannot,” he stated.
Ichungw’ah also defended the ongoing empowerment drives, terming them part of the government’s wider plan to effect tangible changes on the livelihoods of people.
“We cannot come here and tell you two terms without demonstrating how we seek to change your lives. We have to tell you about two terms that ensure Loita becomes a subcounty and how youth will get employed,” he stated.
His sentiments come after President William Ruto also warned the opposition brigade to brace for a resounding defeat at the ballot in the coming elections.
Speaking to residents of Nandi County during a stopover in the country on Saturday, August 30, 2025, Ruto dismissed his critics as having nothing new to offer apart from empty slogans and tribal rhetoric.
“The time for politics is not yet there. You have seen those people making rounds here and there,” he stated.
Ruto further stated that his immediate focus is on delivering his mandate to Kenyans, stressing that he will deal with his opposers when the time comes.
“At the moment, I am focused on working; when the politics begin, we will show them dust. They are people with no plans, agenda, nor brains. Theirs are mere slogans. We will beat them very early and send them home,” he stated.