Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale now says he does not see why President William Ruto will fail to be re-elected in the 2027 general election.
Speaking on Sunday, December 7, Khalwale said Kenya has a history of presidents serving for a second term in office.
The UDA Senator, however, said that President Ruto can be an exception if he plays his politics badly ahead of the 2027 elections.
“The country has a history of all our presidents getting a second term. I don’t see why William Ruto should be an exception.
“The only way he can be an exception is if his politics are done badly. You can be winning, and then you spoil,” said Khalwale.
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At the same time, the Kakamega Senator clarified his October remarks where he cautioned President Ruto that the 2027 elections would be difficult for him.
“It hasn’t reached that point. If I wanted to say that things are difficult, I would have said it. I said that things would get tough, and that was not the first time I said it.
“I talked about it during the burial of Malulu Injendi when I said, ‘Your excellency, the more development you do, the easier you make it for me to look for votes for you for re-election,’”, Khalwale said.
The UDA Senator further highlighted that President Ruto has not failed to be his preferred presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 election.
“Up to now, President William Ruto has not failed to be my candidate of choice,” the Kakamega Senator added.
Khalwale’s remarks come days after he was removed as the Senate Majority Whip and replaced by Bungoma Senator Wafula Wakoli.
Senate Speaker Amson Kingi announced the changes on Tuesday, December 2, after receiving an official communication from the Majority Party.
"I have received and verified a correspondence received from the Senate Majority Leader informing the House that the Majority Party has effected a change in the office of the Senate Majority Whip. The new office holder will be Bungoma Senator Wafula Wakoli," Kingi said.
The move, viewed as a disciplinary measure, follows Khalwale's opposition to UDA's David Ndakwa in the recently concluded Malava by-election.
Ndakwa won the November 27 by-election with 21,564 votes, narrowly defeating DAP-K's Seth Panyako, who secured 20,210 votes.
In the aftermath of the poll, Khalwale rejected the election outcome, describing the exercise as fundamentally flawed.
