Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has announced plans to contest the Gatundu South parliamentary seat in the 2027 General Election, nine years after he last held the position.
Kuria made no secret of his ambitions, saying he is returning to where his political journey began, adding that he is interested in vying for the presidency in 2032.
“I want to have fun. I’m going to vie for the Gatundu South MP seat where it all began,” he said.
On his decision to join the ruling United Democratic Alliance party, Kuria said it was a calculated move driven by his presidential ambitions.
“Right now, I have joined the UDA party because I will be running for president in 2032. For me to do that, UDA provides a better value proposition because of its national reach. Gatundu people are great, but they can’t make me president alone,” he explained.
Kuria also weighed in on the political direction of the Mt. Kenya region ahead of 2027, predicting that the region would have made up its mind by April next year.
“I believe that by April next year, Mt. Kenya will make its decision. If Ruto becomes a one-term president, he will become the leader of the opposition with a lot of influence; he will be a more lethal opposition leader than Raila. He will also come back in 2032 with kisirani,” he said.
On running mate possibilities within UDA, Kuria assessed the chances of several names, including Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, ODM’s Party Leader Oburu Oginga, and ODM chairperson Gladys Wanga.
“Kindiki may be retained; he has a mathematical chance of being retained. Maybe, maybe not, fasten your seat belts, grab some popcorn. Oburu has a mathematical chance to be DP. He also wants power,” he noted.
Moses Kuria dismissed CS Hassan Joho’s chances of being the possible running mate, stating that Joho already knows his place.
“Hassan Joho knows his place on the food chain. He is a very calculated, reasonable person. Joho has two chances of being a running mate, slim and none,” he added.
On the question of political kingpins in Mt. Kenya, Kuria drew comparisons between former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, arguing that true political influence is earned, not declared.
“The difference between Gachagua and Uhuru is like day and night. Uhuru never mentioned us by name when we had problems; that was grace, unlike today, where people are mentioning names. The difference in the pedigree is showing. Uhuru never declared himself to be the kingpin. Kingpin-ship is earned, you can’t go out there declaring yourself kingpin,” Kuria said.
