Battle lines drawn as 2027 contest shapes up & distinct coalitions emerge

 

The contest is largely shaping up around political personalities that have been on the scene for decades, with the emergence of a movement keen on hitting the re-set button on Kenya’s politics

The 2027 political contest is becoming clearer with distinct coalitions emerging from the strong political waves sweeping across the country with heightened political activities.

While it is too early to tell and political players are likely to switch sides, political partnerships and alliances are taking shape with each side keen on securing victory even before the team that will oversee the election is sworn in.

The contest is largely shaping up around political personalities that have been on the scene for decades, with the emergence of a movement keen on hitting the re-set button on Kenya’s politics and fronting a number of figures not allied to the dominant political players and who are seen as progressive.

Despite President William Ruto occasionally urging politicians to focus on development and shun campaigns, his actions and that of his allies indicate otherwise and the opposition has also activated campaign-mode.

DP Kindiki's political activities

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s heightened political activities reveal a well-crafted scheme to consolidate the Mount Kenya vote block and channel it to Ruto’s basket.

From hosting politicians in his Karen home to frequent development tours in which politics make it to the agenda and reaching out to celebrities and influencers from the region, Kindiki has had a busy schedule.

This week saw him camp in Makueni, Kitui, Nyeri. Kirinyaga, Embu and Machakos for a series of economic empowerment programmes where politics was on the menu.

He also appears to have borrowed a leaf from President Ruto, embracing hefty cash donations at his events and striking a bond with the church that has been a beneficiary of these donations.

While to his critics the mountain is too slippery for the former Tharaka Nithi Senator, Kindiki is determined to conquer and his actions leave no doubt on what is at stake and his remarks eave no doubt that 2027 elections is part of the mix driving his activities.