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Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has cautioned opposition leaders against internal divisions, warning that failure to unite could see President William Ruto secure victory in the August 2027 General Election.

Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has cautioned opposition leaders against internal divisions, warning that failure to unite could see President William Ruto secure victory in the August 2027 General Election.

In a statement on Sunday, November 15, Kibwana said the opposition must unite and develop a pro-people agenda in order to defeat President Ruto. 

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The former county boss also said the opposition must establish an irrevocable social contract with young people and other Kenyans.

According to Kibwana, President Ruto could comfortably defeat the opposition if there is no unity and a clear agenda. 

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File image of Kivutha Kibwana. 

“If the opposition does not unite like in 2002 & also develop a pro-people agenda and enter into an irrevocable social contract with youth/other Kenyans, the President will have the opposition for breakfast on 10.8.2027 like what happened in 1992/97. So-called friendly fire must cease,” he wrote. 

This comes weeks after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Jubilee Party leader Fred Matiang’i engaged in a public exchange of words over the leadership, organisation and direction of the opposition ahead of the August 2027 General Election.

The disagreement emerged after Gachagua proposed a three-bloc political arrangement involving his party, the Linda Mwananchi Movement and the Wiper Patriotic Front, raising concerns among other opposition leaders about possible exclusion from coalition-building discussions.

Matiang’i criticised Gachagua's approach, warning that his emphasis on political numbers, regional influence and what he described as majoritarian politics could undermine efforts to unite the opposition.

"That majoritarian arrogance and that particular pride is precisely what is going to split the opposition and make it very difficult for the opposition to come together," he said.

On Wednesday, November 11, Matiang’i visited Gachagua at his home following the death of his elder sister, Eunice Nyangari Gachagua. 

Matiang’i was accompanied by members of the Jubilee Party National Executive Committee during the visit, where they conveyed their condolences to the bereaved family.