Malala urges invocation of Article 144 to remove Ruto from office
By Cy Muganda, January 26, 2026DCP deputy party leader Cleophas Malala has called for the invocation of Article 144 of the Constitution, which allows for the removal of President William Ruto on grounds of mental incapacity.
Speaking on a local media station on Sunday, January 25, 2026, following the teargassing incident at Witima ACK Church in Nyeri, Malala accused Ruto of failing to provide leadership and mismanagement of the country.
“I painstakingly sit in my living room and listen to our president. And I experience what I always experience when I remember the hyperbolic expression that insinuates a corpse in a house driving itself to the graveyard,” Malala stated.
Lack of proper planning
The former Senator said he was increasingly concerned about the way the government is being run, claiming that key decisions were being taken without proper planning and regard for existing systems.
“We do not have leadership. Our country is on autopilot. And I want to believe that it’s high time we invoke Article 144 of the Constitution that details how a president can be removed from office on account of mental incapacity,” Malala stated.
Malala defended his right as a citizen to raise such concerns based on how the country is being managed.
“I have a right as a citizen of this country to believe. Because look at how the country is being run,” he stated.
Education funding crisis
The deputy party leader cited the education sector as an example of poor governance, highlighting the delayed release of capitation funds to schools.
“As we speak right now, capitation money has not been released to schools. The one that has been released is to pay the pending bills for last year,” Malala said.
He expressed frustration over Ruto’s directive for students to report to school without fees or uniforms, while schools lack funds to operate.
“The president wakes up one day in the morning, gives a presidential direction that all students go to school with or without school fees, without uniform, not considering the principals who are under pressure from suppliers. Yet, you know very well, as a government, you’ve not released monies to the institution,” he added.