KENYA : Kapseret Member of Parliament (MP) Oscar Sudi, has blushed off sentiments implying President William Ruto will be a one-term president, stating Ruto's re-election is inevitable.
Speaking on Sunday, January 5, 2025 during the Kerio Valley Interdenominational Prayers at Tot, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Sudi confidently declared that Ruto will serve two uninterrupted terms as Kenya’s Head of State.
Sudi, urged the head of state not to be distracted from his leadership role by Naysayers, who are threatening to send him home come 2027.
According to Sudi, no president in world has served one term and this is reason enough for the head of state not to subdue to Pressure.
" I have some people whom we removed from office talking ill about the president. President Ruto, nobody should threaten you. Have you ever seen a country where a president serves for one term? They will jump up and down but in the end everything will be okay. President has remained with eight years before parking his luggage and leaving the chance for someone else," Sudi said.
The Vocal Lawmaker also admonished Social Media Users in the Country for criticizing President Ruto's administration despite its notable achievements.
Sudi, stated that the negative Publicity in the Internet, is a display of poor upbringing, urging Parents to 'discipline their Kids.
The Legislator Faulted the Government for Softening it's stance and giving the Critics excess freedom, which they have in return taken advantage of to disrespect the Head of State.
" If I was given the Ministry of Interior And National Administration Cabinet Secretary role for three days, these Kids would not post the Cartoons in Social Media" Sudi Said.
Speaking on the Same Forum, Tiaty Member of Parliament (MP) William Kamket chided social Media Users and Critics bashing President Ruto’s administration threatening to push for reforms to extend his term to 24 years in line with the late former President Daniel Arap Moi’s rule.
The lawmaker scoffed at those downplaying the Kenya Kwanza government’s achievements insisting President William Ruto’s victory in the last general election was the will of the people, hence the head of state deserves respect.
Kamket exuded confidence in President william Ruto's guaranteed landslide victory in the 2027 General Elections, insisting Ruto will rule for a second term despite sharp criticism from certain quarters.
“People should stop the pride. You are a President rightfully elected, sit on that seat well. The second term you will be elected and you will bounce back like electricity,” Kamket noted.
Kamket, a native of Baringo County—the birthplace of the late President Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled Kenya for 24 years—has hinted at a possible presidential term extension for President Ruto.
“If they joke, you know I come from the county of 24 years. Baringo County we know about 24 years, we know to manufacture a president to survive for 24 years. If they joke, if they joke we can tell you to extend past the two terms,” he noted.
The Kapseret Member Of Parliament recently drew a bold line in the sand, proclaiming, no country is led with 'Foolishness'.
Sudi, known for his unfiltered candor, urged parents across Kenya to reclaim their role as moral guardians, insisting that the future of the country hangs in the balance.
Speaking at a heated press briefing, the fiery legislator decried the explosion of immoral, disrespectful, and unpatriotic content rampant on social media.
“If I were the Interior CS,” he declared with thunderous conviction, “I would have rooted out this online filth with the vigor of a lion defending its pride!” Sudi’s words left no room for doubt—he sees the internet as both a battlefield and a breeding ground for chaos.
Sudi called on parents to engage in earnest conversations with their children, urging them to instill discipline and patriotism.
“The moral decay we’re witnessing today is an insult to our ancestors and a betrayal of the Kenya we all dream of,” he bellowed.
The MP’s fiery speech has sparked a national conversation, coming in the wake of alleged abductions in the East African Country.
Several Leaders have expressed their opinions after Several social media users were allegedly abducted days after Criticizing the Government.
While majority expressed disappointment at the Government for allegedly trying to silence critics, Leaders affiliated to the current leaders have put the blame on Parents and the Young Kenyans.
Speaking on December 27, 2024, Ruto said the government is committed to ensuring that every Kenyan, particularly the youth, are safe and guaranteed of their security.
However, Ruto appealed to Parents of the Youths to help instill Discipline in them, Stating that his administration will work with Security Agencies to do the rest.
" I want to ask parents, these children are our blessings from God. Every parent should take care of their children, and as a government, we will do our part. We are going to stop the abductions so that the Kenyan youths can live in peace." The President Said.
" But at the same time, they ought to be disciplined and responsible so that we can build our country together," Ruto added.
Meanwhile, National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah has challenged the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) police to arrest those misusing the internet in line with the provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act 2018.
Ichung'wah urged the Police to Carry out arrests and align in Court young Kenyans overstepping on their freedom of expression, through cyber crimes, incitement and Internet Misuse.
According to Ichung'wah, young Kenyans have been doing 'uncivilized things using Artificial Intelligence and Computers. He opined that the arrests will act as a lesson to others, thinking of engaging in cyber Crimes.
" On the Misuse of Computers and Cyber Crimes, mine is to Challenge the DCI. If there are individuals implicated in the offense, arrest them, make it public and take them in the court of law, so that it becomes a deterrent to those who are misusing Computers, and Artificial Intelligence, not only to insult but do very uncouth things, very uncivilized things." Said Ichung'wah.
The Legislator, also urged young Kenyans to know where to draw the line and act 'respectfully.
" Youth, even if you do not respect me as a leader or other Leaders, respect their families, respect communities they come from. You might not like National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula, but remember he is someone's son, he has parents. He also has Kids, he's a father. Let's extend the respect we demand as Kenyans to each other. Let's respect Polical Leaders, Church Leaders and others" Ichung'wah stated.
Additionally, Kimani Ichung'wah claimed that there have been incidents of faked abductions in the country, urging Security Agencies to take action on those who fake their disappearances.
" We have seen people alleging to have been abducted then they show up. If someone alleges to have been abducted but they were not, they should also be arrested and arraigned in court for misuse of Computers and Cyber Crimes." he said.
Meanwhile, Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua wants President Ruto to desist from tying the Kenyan parents to the ongoing abductions.
Addressing a presser in Kakamega on Sunday, December 29, the former deputy president restated that it is the responsibility of the government to protect the citizenry, adding that the question of morality among the youth should not be an issue to be dangled as an excuse for the state's excesses against civilians.
Gachagua told the president to focus on the mandate given to him by Kenyans, focus on transforming the economy, order the abduction networks to stop their operations, these as he leaves parenting work to the parents.
"The president just needs to address abductions. That is the work of government. He needs to leave it to parents to decide how they bring up their children and how they know it. We don't need too much government in people's lives. Does he want to tell parents how to bring up their children?" he Quipped.
"It is a lack of respect for the people of Kenya. You were elected to work for Kenyans and mend the economy, not to tell us how to look after our children," said Gachagua.
At the same time, Gachagua lauded the young citizenry for its activism and initiative to challenge bad governance.
While urging them to keep up their cause, he counselled them to massively register as voters to be able to weed out the current regime in the next vote.
"These children have no problem; they are just pointing out the ills in society. I want to tell the young people that what they are doing on social media is very good, but it is not enough.
Because they have shown patriotism and commitment to liberating our country through the power of the online space, I want to plead with them to go a step further; to take IDs and register as voters.
This young generation will sort out the political problems of this country once and for all in 2027," he said.