Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has urged opposition leaders to unite ahead of the August 10, 2027 General Election, warning that internal divisions could undermine their efforts to challenge President William Ruto.
In a statement shared on X on Sunday, November 15, 2026, Kibwana said opposition leaders needed to draw lessons from previous elections, particularly the 2002 General Election, when opposition parties rallied behind a common candidate to end KANU’s decades-long rule.
He argued that political unity alone would not be enough, insisting that opposition leaders must also develop a people-centred agenda and commit themselves to an agreement that addresses the concerns of young people and other Kenyans.
“If the opposition does not unite like in 2002 and 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 happened in 1992/97,” Kibwana said.
He also called on opposition politicians to stop attacking one another, describing the internal exchanges as “friendly fire” that could weaken their collective political efforts.
“So-called friendly fire must cease,” he added.
He suggested that Kenyans would want an arrangement in which one of the politicians becomes president while the other serves as governor of Nairobi County.
“Those who try to estrange these two are enemies of Kenya and the future,” Kibwana stated.
The former governor cautioned Babu and Sifuna against accepting suggestions that they are political competitors, saying such a perception could undermine their relationship and disappoint Kenyans.
“Kenyans want one to be President and the other Governor of Nairobi County,” he said.
“If anybody tells these two they are competitors and they believe it, then you will have let Kenya down,” he stated.
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