“Stop The Pretence”: UDA Tells Uhuru To Accept Ruto Presidency

By Suleiman Mbatiah

The ruling United Democratic Alliance has launched a scathing attack on former President Uhuru Kenyatta, accusing him of refusing to accept President William Ruto’s victory and deliberately working to undermine the Kenya Kwanza administration.

In a sharply worded 12-page open letter, UDA accused the former Head of State of bitterness, political sabotage, and attempting to portray the current administration as a failure ahead of the 2027 General Election.

The letter, signed by UDA Chairperson Cecily Mbarire and Secretary General Hassan Omar Hassan, defended Ruto’s record while blaming Uhuru’s administration for Kenya’s economic hardships, debt burden, and stalled development projects.

“President Uhuru Kenyatta, we have heard you loud and clear,” Mbarire said in the statement. “Temper your intense bitterness, fierce jealousy, endless envy, and toxic obsession with William Ruto.”

UDA argued that Uhuru had failed to come to terms with the outcome of the 2022 presidential election despite peacefully handing over power after the Supreme Court upheld Ruto’s victory against opposition leader Raila Odinga.

The party claimed the former president had spent the last three years mobilising political anger against the government while hoping the Kenya Kwanza administration would collapse under economic pressure.

The attack appeared to have been triggered by recent remarks Uhuru made while addressing supporters, where he criticised the current administration and reminded Kenyans that he had warned them during the 2022 campaigns.

Speaking during a recent public engagement, Uhuru reportedly told Kenyans they had ignored his political advice during the election and were now experiencing the consequences of that decision amid growing economic frustrations.

UDA accused the former president of hypocrisy, saying many of the economic challenges facing Kenya today were inherited from his administration, including high public debt, fuel subsidy liabilities, inflation, and delayed infrastructure projects.

“William Ruto inherited the wreckage your administration left behind and stabilised the country,” Mbarire said. “Kenya did not default despite the economic landmines you left behind.”

The ruling party also defended several flagship programmes under Ruto, including affordable housing, fertiliser subsidies, education reforms, and healthcare restructuring, arguing that the current administration was repairing systems weakened during Uhuru’s tenure.

They cited ongoing affordable housing projects, recruitment of teachers, reforms in the Social Health Authority, and ongoing infrastructure works such as the Mau Summit Road as evidence that the Kenya Kwanza administration was delivering on campaign promises.

UDA further accused Uhuru of abandoning the role of a retired statesman by allegedly fuelling public hostility against the government instead of supporting national stability during difficult economic reforms.

“Since leaving office, you have dedicated yourself to undermining the very government you handed over,” Hassan Omar said in the statement. “You operate from behind the scenes, mobilising political hostility and fuelling public anger.”

The exchange marks the latest escalation in the widening political fallout between Ruto and his former boss, whose relationship collapsed dramatically ahead of the 2022 elections after Uhuru backed Raila Odinga’s presidential bid.

Since leaving office, Uhuru has increasingly criticised the Kenya Kwanza administration over the rising cost of living, governance concerns, and political intolerance, while Ruto’s allies have consistently blamed the former regime for Kenya’s economic difficulties.

The growing tensions come amid heightened political activity ahead of the 2027 elections, with both government and opposition camps intensifying efforts to shape public opinion around Kenya’s economic performance and governance direction.