{"id":27630,"date":"2026-10-19T20:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/?p=27630"},"modified":"2026-10-19T20:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:27:27","slug":"siaya-leaders-pledge-support-for-rutos-2027-re-election-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/19\/siaya-leaders-pledge-support-for-rutos-2027-re-election-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Siaya leaders pledge support for Ruto\u2019s 2027 re-election bid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Siaya County leaders have pledged to support President William Ruto\u2019s re-election bid in 2027, citing the broad-based political arrangement and development projects in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and Siaya County Assembly Speaker George Okode made the remarks during a consultative meeting in Kisumu, saying the county remained committed to the coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wandayi said the leaders were acting in line with the late Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga\u2019s directive to work with Ruto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Before he died, he commanded us to work with President William Ruto. And that is what we are doing,\u201d Wandayi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He cited Ruto\u2019s past association with ODM and his contribution to the party\u2019s growth, as well as his role in Raila\u2019s rise to the position of prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0035-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27632 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0035-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0035-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0035-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0035-680x453.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0035-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0035-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0035.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi addresses Siaya County political leaders at a forum in Kisumu on Monday to strategize on President William Ruto\u2019s re-election bid. Photo: Chidi Mathew<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wandayi also pointed to development projects in the region as evidence of the government\u2019s commitment to Siaya County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He recognised Dr Oburu Oginga as ODM leader and said the county would continue to support the broad-based arrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are in the homestretch of the Broad-Based Coalition. Siaya County is essentially a two-term zone, and that is not going to change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okode said the county assembly remained united behind the arrangement and would continue supporting it beyond the 2027 general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"828\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0036-2-1024x828.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27636 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0036-2-1024x828.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0036-2-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0036-2-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0036-2-680x550.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0036-2-200x162.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0036-2-20x16.jpg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261019-WA0036-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi, Siaya Deputy Governor William Oduol, County Assembly Speaker George Okode and Bondo MP Gideon Ochanda were among leaders who attended a Siaya County consultative forum in Kisumu on Monday. Photo: Chidi Mathew<\/em><\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have always been fully, 100% behind the two-term agenda. We are still in and we are committed to being in until post-2027,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also offered an interpretation of Raila\u2019s \u201cwho told you\u201d remarks, saying they should not be taken as a rejection of support for Ruto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Who told you doesn&#8217;t mean don&#8217;t vote President Ruto. It simply says, use your brain. And we have exercised our brain and concluded that 2027 is broad-based government and support for Dr. William Ruto,&#8221; Okode said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leaders said Siaya County would back Ruto without conditions, citing what they described as his commitment to the region and the development projects undertaken there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also called on other local opinion leaders to support the coalition, saying they would oppose candidates who challenged its position in the 2027 elections.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siaya County leaders have pledged to support President William Ruto\u2019s re-election bid in 2027, citing the broad-based political arrangement and development projects in the region. 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