Murkomen to Sifuna: Back Ruto in 2027, We’ll Help You Become President in 2032

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen courted Linda Mwananchi leader Edwin Sifuna, urging him to set aside his presidential ambitions and back President William Ruto’s re-election bid, saying the move could help secure support for Sifuna in 2032.

Speaking at a thanksgiving service and fundraiser at Bushiangala Church of God in Ikolomani constituency, Kakamega County, Murkomen said the Luhya community would have a stronger chance of producing a president in 2032.

“The President is our neighbour just next door; there’s no need to divide votes, and you can’t win. Support the President for the next five years; you and I will make arrangements in the coming years,” he said.

Murkomen acknowledged Sifuna’s growing popularity but said he remained a long way from the presidency. He warned that Sifuna’s push to unseat Ruto in 2027 could cost the wider Mulembe community an opportunity to lead the country.

“You people of Kakamega, every time you build your leader, when they’re about to capture the presidency, you are deceived and told, ‘Let’s go this way to destroy’,” he said.

Murkomen said the Luhya community had supported Ruto for years and was nearing a point when it could be next in line to produce the country’s leader. He warned that turning away from the president now could weaken those prospects.

“You have built him (Ruto); he has worked, and he’s about to finish, but you’re being told to cut ties with him and start afresh with someone else who’s far back on the queue.”

He also dismissed opposition politics as offering little advantage to leaders seeking power, arguing that young politicians who position themselves against the incumbent could undermine their chances of succeeding him after his second term.

“Huyu Rais mwenye ako hapa tumalizane na yeye, asonge aondoe jam, sisi sasa tupangane hapa tukitafuta uongozi kusonga mbele.”

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