Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has issued a warning to opposition leaders pushing for early power grabs, urging them to wait for the 2027 General Election.
Speaking on Friday, July 11, Kindiki dismissed any notion of premature leadership transition, describing such efforts as reckless and undemocratic.
"Those who are bringing childish politics by trying to destabilize the country and telling us that there are shortcuts to gaining leadership should know that we are not willing to go through what some of our neighboring countries have experienced,” he warned.
Kindiki reiterated that the constitution provides a clear path to power, noting that no amount of political agitation will change that timeline.
"There is no shortcut; anyone who wants to become an MCA, MP, Governor, or President should wait for the 2027 elections. It is that election that will determine who becomes a leader. There is no shortcut," he added.
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Kindiki dismissed the calls from the opposition as part of a larger scheme by power-hungry politicians to derail the country’s stability.
"And to those who are celebrating, they should know that we will not sit back and watch our country be thrown into chaos. President Ruto and this administration will not allow Kenya to descend into anarchy in the name of liberties and shortcuts by power-hungry politicians,” he further said.
This comes about two weeks after Kindiki accused some religious institutions and diplomatic missions of inciting Gen Zs ahead of the Wednesday, June 25, protests.
Speaking in Makueni County on Thursday, June 26, Kindiki expressed concern over alleged encouragement from certain religious groups, saying it contributed to the widespread unrest.
"I want to thank those churches and religious organizations that prayed for peace and urged our youth to demonstrate peacefully; I thank churches that were of that category.
"However, there are some churches that incited the young people, telling them that they are at liberty to do whatever they want. I want to ask those churches whether the chaos that we saw yesterday is what they were advocating for,” he said.
Kindiki also turned his attention to diplomatic missions based in Nairobi, also accusing them of playing a role in the chaos witnessed during the protests.
"We also have diplomatic missions that are allied to Kenya that also incited the youth, telling them they are free to do whatever they desire. We have seen massive destruction and we want to ask those foreign envoys whether what transpired is what they wanted,” he added.
