Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi arrives at Kapsengere in Nandi county for a Sunday service, September 13, 2026. /OPCSPrime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign and Diaspora Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi has warned politicians against making reckless remarks that could undermine the credibility of the 2027 General Election.
Speaking in Kapsengere, Nandi county, during a Sunday service, Mudavadi criticised politicians who have insinuated that President William Ruto will secure a second term by hook or crook, including through rigging.
“His Excellency William Ruto will not get victory through shortcuts. He's not looking for shortcuts, let us not try to invent shortcuts for him,” he said.
Mudavadi said Kenya's democracy could only endure if elections were free, fair and credible and conducted without external interference.
“For our own security as Kenyans, we want a credible election. You politicians in UDA or ODM or any Kenya Kwanza or opposition wing, stop the propaganda that dead people will vote. Ruto will not steal elections,” he said.
His remarks came days after UDA secretary general Hassan Omar claimed that Ruto would win re-election by all means possible, including enlisting dead people as voters.
Speaking in Mombasa on Friday, Omar asked Kenya Kwanza supporters to take the fingerprints of their dead before burial so they could be biometrically enlisted as voters.
“Because that vote is our bullet, our weapon and our shield,” he said to loud applause from the crowd.
The remarks triggered condemnation from leaders within the Kenya Kwanza administration, while opposition leaders questioned whether they pointed to a wider scheme to manipulate the voters' register and ultimately, the election outcome.
Mudavadi first sought to quell the concerns on Saturday, assuring Kenyans that Ruto would secure a second term but only through legitimate votes.
“It must be a two term with valid votes, it must be a two term through a peaceful process.”
Mudavadi repeated the cautionary message on Sunday, saying the integrity of the 2027 election outcome should not be cast into doubt by reckless remarks from politicians.
“We should not as a nation start casting doubt on the victory that shall come. The victory of William Ruto must be respected and must not be doubted. We want a free and fair election that's credible and that's what we are going to go for and nothing less.”
Ruto is seeking re-election on the strength of his record, with his administration maintaining that it has delivered on key promises made to Kenyans when it came to power in 2022.
Ruto was declared the winner of the 2022 presidential election with 7.1 million votes against his closest rival Raila Odinga, who received 6.9 million votes.
Ruto and his Kenya Kwanza administration have expressed confidence in securing a second term amid a resurgent opposition and growing momentum around Linda Mwananchi, which has emerged as a significant political force in the run-up to the 2027 election.
