Justina Wamae: Ruto’s regime is setting up next govt to fail
By Kiprono Keileb, October 26, 2025Former Roots Party presidential running mate Justina Wamae has sounded the alarm over what she describes as Kenya’s growing financial crisis, criticising President William Ruto’s administration for reckless borrowing and deliberate sabotage of the country’s economic future.
In a statement posted on X on Sunday, October 26, 2025, Wamae urged Kenyans to take seriously the concerns raised by Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro over the government’s borrowing patterns. She said the country’s financial situation had reached a worrying level due to what she termed ‘off-the-books borrowing.
“The country should listen to Mheshimiwa Ndindi without the bias of asking ‘Suddenly!’” she said, noting that the lawmaker’s remarks reflect the situation of Kenya. “He puts forth the grim situation that Kenya is in with this administration’s appetite for borrowing now OFF the books,” she said.
Wamae warned that the Kenya Kwanza administration could be deliberately trapping the next government in unsustainable debt, claiming that the borrowing spree is part of a political “revenge mission”.
“My conclusion about this situation is: revenge mission. Kenya Kwanza knows that 1 term is a reality, and so they want the next administration to fail, as they have by constraining the future flexibility of the country’s fiscals or funds,” she said.
The former presidential running mate also raised concerns over the role of international lenders, accusing them of encouraging Kenya’s fiscal mismanagement for their own gain.
“IMF and other international organisations are encouraging this malpractice and illegality since they want Kenya to be the poster child of a failed economy,” she said, adding that such institutions appear to be watching Kenya’s decline without intervening.
Quoting a famous saying, Wamae concluded that Kenya’s enemies are those who make mistakes deliberately. “After all, it is said that ‘do not interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake; they see Kenya as an enemy,” she concluded.
Her remarks come amid growing public debate about Kenya’s rising public debt and economic challenges, with many Kenyans calling for transparency and restraint in government spending.