The Farmers Party has issued a 30-day notice to exit the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition.
In a letter dated Tuesday, April 8 and addressed to the Kenya Kwanza Coalition Secretariat, Farmers Party Secretary General Simon Kamangu said the decision was agreed during a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Monday.
“The National Executive Committee of the Farmers Party met on 7th April 2025 and unanimously resolved on the subject matter. Therefore, the Farmers Party hereby issues a thirty (30) day notice of intention to exit the Kenya Kwanza Coalition, pursuant to Clause 8 (Termination) of the Coalition Agreement. This notice takes effect from the date of this letter,” the letter read in part.
Kamangu said the party’s move to exit Kenya Kwanza is due to a consistent pattern of dishonesty, political infidelity, and disregard for both the Constitution of Kenya and the spirit of the coalition agreement.
He claimed that the party was not consulted before President William Ruto signed a 10-point memorandum of understanding with ODM leader Raila Odinga.
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“The recent unilateral signing of a Broad-Based Government Agreement between the Kenya Kwanza Coalition and the ODM Party without consultation or involvement of the Kenya Kwanza constituent parties such as ours is the final confirmation of the political conmanship that has come to define the coalition,” Kamangu added.
The announcement comes days after former Farmers Party leader Irungu Nyakera was fired by President Ruto from the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) board chairperson position.
The Head of State replaced Nyakera with Samuel Waweru Mwangi.
The Farmers Party is currently headed by former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu.
