Speaker Wetang’ula calls for end to tribal politics in Kenya

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula, has asked leaders in the country to discard politics of hatred and preach peace and unity among Kenyans.

Mr Wetang’ula said tribal politics were outdated and not useful in modern Kenya.

He said the rising political temperatures in the country have remained politically charged because of remarks and actions of some leaders who have started whipping up tribal emotions to advance their personal goals.

He said such leaders would not be in succession politics in the 2027 election, adding that gone are the days when two or three people would decide the political destiny of a democratic nation like Kenya.

“As leaders across the country begin to ask themselves what next for the country in the 2027 election, I want to ask them to put aside unnecessary politics and avoid utterances that would divide Kenyans. Let us unite among ourselves for the country to move on. It is too early for leaders to debate about the 2027 election,” Mr Wetang’ula said on Saturday near Tala town in Matungulu Constituency, Machakos County, during the burial ceremony of the late Moses Muthama, the son of Johnson Muthama, who is a former Machakos Senator and currently a Commissioner of the Parliamentary Service Commission.

He vowed to move across the country preaching peace and unity among Kenyans.

He stated that leaders should move across the country preaching peace and unity among Kenyans and concentrate on the development agenda to improve the lives of Kenyans, saying that it was too early for politics and what remained was service delivery for all Kenyans.

“Tribal politics are retrogressive. We ask all leaders, including MPs, MCAs, Cabinet Secretaries and Governors, to embrace unity. Under the leadership of our President William Ruto, we will unite all Kenyans without minding what the tribalists say,” said Mr Wetang’ula.

The Speaker also challenged politicians to channel the same energy they use in power politics towards transforming the lives of Kenyans through good governance and the fight against corruption and mismanagement.

He said it does not matter which party a leader belongs to, adding that what is important is for leaders to address the people on matters of development and the problems afflicting them, and not to start crying over their personal problems.

The Speaker said the problems of all Kenyans are similar and there was no room for dividing Kenyans along tribal lines.

He also said it is worrying to see some elected leaders already on the campaign trail yet it was two years before elections.

He called on them to tone down their attacks on each other and unite Kenyans.

He said such leaders who were telling the people that they were being disrespected lacked an agenda for the people and should be ignored.

The Speaker urged leaders to stop ethnic profiling as all Kenyans have equal rights in the affairs of the country.