National Assembly Speaker and Ford Kenya Party Leader Moses Wetang’ula has openly declared his ambition to run for president, insisting he would never seek a lower office if he were to leave his current post.
Speaking during a live Facebook session while engaging local vernacular radio stations, Wetang’ula said his political journey is only headed in one direction, upward.
“If I were to leave Parliament today, I would never go back to run for Senator or Governor. That is going back. I was a member of parliament, I was a senator, and I am now a speaker. I can only go up. I want to be a president. I have no intention to walk backward,” he said.
He urged leaders and communities in Western Kenya to unite ahead of the 2027 General Election, arguing that solidarity would strengthen their political bargaining power.
“When you look at other communities, they stand with their leaders solidly, like how Kambas stand with Kalonzo. Let’s also make a difference and come together so that we can have a strong bargaining power,” Wetang’ula noted, adding that he was confident “going into 2027 the Western people will stand together.”
The Speaker also rejected claims that Ford Kenya is a regional outfit, saying the party has a national footprint.
“It is not fair to limit Ford Kenya to Bungoma County; it’s a national party. We have MCAs in Lamu, Tana River, Turkana, Marsabit, Kakamega, Bungoma. Our national chairman is a Pokomo and our national treasurer is a Somali from Wajir,” he said. “The fact that its leader is from Bungoma doesn’t mean it’s a Bungoma party. Don’t limit us to the village.”
On Kenya Kwanza’s power-sharing agreement, Wetang’ula said President William Ruto honoured their deal despite the whole western region not attaining the 70% vote target, except for Bungoma County, where he garnered 71% of the votes.
“We delivered, and the president honoured the agreement. Musalia is PCS, I am Speaker, we have ministers, PSs, ambassadors, and roads are going on,” he stated.
Addressing recent opinion polls that placed Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya ahead, Wetang’ula said; “I don’t know the veracity of that finding; the taste of the pudding will be in the eating. We will see what he wants and what he can do. If it’s him who will bring people together, Hallelujah; if it’s me, Hallelujah; if it’s Salasya or someone else, Hallelujah.”
Wetang’ula’s brother, Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi, who is eyeing the Bungoma governor’s seat, came out and strongly said that he would run on a ticket of any party but not Ford Kenya.
When asked about these sentiments, Wetang’ula responded by saying, “Go and ask him; I am not his spokesman.”
