Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has called on Kenyans to support President William Ruto’s re-election bid in 2027, linking the administration’s second-term ambitions to its promise of equitable development and economic opportunities for all citizens.
Kindiki said the government’s agenda included job creation, construction of modern markets, lowering agricultural input costs and improving earnings for farmers, arguing that the initiatives were intended to benefit ordinary Kenyans.
“We want you to assure us that next year, you will support President William Ruto for a second term so that we can continue moving Kenya forward,” Kindiki said on Tuesday during a public engagement rally in Bahati Township, Nakuru County.
The Deputy President cited the government’s programmes targeting small-scale traders and farmers, including market construction, fertiliser subsidies and measures to improve milk and coffee prices, as evidence of its focus on livelihoods.
He said the administration was pursuing an economic model intended to ensure that development opportunities were not concentrated among wealthy citizens or particular communities.
“Many people do not understand the work we are doing to build an equitable Kenya. We have said that, as we move forward, there should be no discrimination between the poor and the rich, one ethnic community and another, one religion and another, men and women, or the young and the elderly. We are one community and one nation,” he said.
Kindiki maintained that Kenya had sufficient economic opportunities to accommodate citizens from different backgrounds, urging political leaders to promote equality and peaceful coexistence.
“Kenya is big enough for all of us to benefit and earn a living in our country without discrimination,” he said.
He described equality as a central pillar of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) agenda under Ruto’s leadership, using the phrase “usawa ni sawa” to emphasise the government’s position on fairness and inclusion.
The Deputy President also pointed to Nakuru’s diverse population as an example of communities living and working together, citing the Kikuyu, Kalenjin, Kisii and Luhya communities among those who call the county home.
“Nakuru is a cosmopolitan town where people from different ethnic communities live together. The Kikuyu, Kalenjin, Kisii and Luhya communities, among others, all call this place home,” he said.
Kindiki argued that the county’s diversity made it an important setting for discussions on national unity and equal treatment, adding that the government wanted all communities to feel represented in the country’s development.
The rally formed part of the Deputy President’s public engagements in Nakuru County, where he has been highlighting infrastructure projects and economic programmes while urging residents to support the administration’s political agenda.
His appeal for a second term places the government’s development commitments and equality agenda at the centre of its early messaging ahead of the 2027 General Election.
