Paul Muite urges Wanjigi to seize power before 2027
By Mabonga Makhanu, September 18, 2025Outgoing Safina party leader Paul Muite has urged his successor and 2027 presidential hopeful, Jimmy Wanjigi, to seize power from the current regime before 2027.
Speaking during a handing-over ceremony at Ngong Racecourse on Thursday, September 18, 2025, Muite said the problems bedevilling Kenyans cannot wait until 2027 when the current administration will have completed its term.
“There are things that cannot wait until the next elections. The corruption we are witnessing cannot wait for another two and a half years,” Muite stated.
He voiced his frustrations over what he termed as the continued looting of public resources under the watch of the current government.
Muite, who was a prominent figure during the 1992 second liberation movement, urged the new leadership to call for demonstrations immediately, arguing that protests are the only language the regime understands.
“The issue of corruption cannot wait. What I am saying is that the new leadership, together with Gen Zs, needs to lead maandamano tomorrow,” he added.
Handing-over ceremony
The handing-over ceremony, held during Safina’s National Delegates Conference (NDC), turned into a rallying call. Wanjigi, after being officially handed party leadership, echoed Muite’s sentiments, insisting that the current regime should not serve until 2027. He dismissed the popular “wanatam” slogan, saying it should instead be “half term”.
Paul Muite, who has led the party for over three decades, handed over to Jimmy Wanjigi, with his deputy being Wanjigi’s 2022 presidential running mate Willis Otieno.
As part of the symbolic handover, Muite passed along party assets, including the members’ registry, the party constitution, and a staff resembling the one used by Moses to lead the Israelites out of the wilderness, signifying leadership transfer to a younger generation.
Muite, dressed in a Gen Z-inspired style, said his attire was a symbol that the next revolution would be led by young people.
In his maiden speech as Safina party leader, Wanjigi launched the “Fist Agenda”, which he described as the party’s manifesto in its quest for power in 2027. The agenda included key issues such as universal health coverage, free primary and secondary education, defaulting on what he called “odious debts” accrued by past regimes, and the election of OCPDs as a step into curbing police excesses, among other reforms.