{"id":140538,"date":"2026-05-10T20:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wetangula-tells-uhuru-to-act-as-a-statesman-amid-opposition-criticism\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T20:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:02:46","slug":"wetangula-tells-uhuru-to-act-as-a-statesman-amid-opposition-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wetangula-tells-uhuru-to-act-as-a-statesman-amid-opposition-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Wetang\u2019ula Tells Uhuru to Act as a Statesman Amid Opposition Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya May 10 \u2014 National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang\u2019ula says retired President Uhuru Kenyatta risk ruining his legacy and respect if he continues to undermine the Kenya Kwanza administration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking at his home in Bungoma while hosting a delegation of more than 1,000 people from Webuye East Constituency, Wetang\u2019ula said former presidents should act as statesmen and support national unity.<\/p>\n

The delegation included elders, opinion leaders, women, youth and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n

Wetang\u2019ula said it was unfortunate that Uhuru was joining leaders he described as disgruntled and distracting President William Ruto from delivering on his mandate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a country goes astray, we expect senior leaders, including retired President Uhuru Kenyatta, to help restore order. But how can you do that when you appear biased, always complaining and calling people names?\u201d said Wetang\u2019ula.<\/p>\n

The Speaker urged Uhuru to follow the example of former presidents and allow the current administration to govern without interference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe respect you as a retired president, but respect goes both ways. Former Presidents Kibaki and Moi allowed you to serve peacefully. In the same spirit, allow the current president to serve,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Webuye East MP Martin Pepela supported the Speaker\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Ruto supported you for many years. Out of respect for the nation and the respect he gave you, allow him to serve Kenyans,\u201d Pepela said.<\/p>\n

Wetang\u2019ula also urged Bungoma residents to support President Ruto\u2019s bid for a second term, saying it would ensure ongoing development projects are completed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work will continue if we support the President\u2019s second-term bid. We are working together with UDA in Kenya Kwanza and ODM under the broad-based government arrangement. Our message is two terms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also repeated his ambition to run for president in 2032 after Ruto\u2019s expected second term.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy people, let us work together to ensure Ruto gets a second term in 2027, then in 2032 we will rise to the occasion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Wetang\u2019ula said he had already engaged MPs and investors on the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not want selective harvesting. Farmers must benefit fairly. This irregular system of permits and harvesting must end,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also urged residents to ignore leaders opposing government reforms for political reasons and instead take advantage of reduced farm input costs and agricultural reforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was accused of selling Nzoia Sugar, yet it is now operational and farmers are being paid within seven days. Let us ignore the noisemakers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Speaker assured residents that no leader would be imposed on them and that they would freely elect leaders of their choice.<\/p>\n

The meeting was the first in a series of engagements expected to strengthen Wetang\u2019ula\u2019s political support ahead of the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n

Last week, he also hosted teachers and religious leaders from Bungoma County, where he called for support for the Kenya Kwanza administration and the broad-based government arrangement for a second term.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya May 10 \u2014 National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang\u2019ula says retired President Uhuru Kenyatta risk ruining his legacy and respect if he continues to undermine the Kenya Kwanza administration. Speaking at his home in Bungoma while hosting a delegation of more than 1,000 people from Webuye East Constituency, Wetang\u2019ula said former presidents should act […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140538\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}