Agnes Kagure Slams Leaders Engaged In Early 2027 Campaigns: "Truly Saddening"

• Businesswoman Agnes Kagure said leaders should be striving to fulfil their election pledges to Kenyans
• Kagure said it is saddening for leaders to engage in 2027 campaigns, yet Kenyans are still facing many challenges
• President William Ruto also asked Kenya Kwanza Alliance leaders to avoid early campaigns and instead concentrate on serving Kenyans

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - Businesswoman Agnes Kagure has criticised elected leaders engaged in premature campaigns.

What Agnes Kagure said about early campaigns

In a statement on Monday, September 16, Kagure stated that those engaged in 2027 campaigns do not deserve to be elected by Kenyans.

The businesswoman said it is saddening that leaders are talking about the next election when they have yet to fulfil their previous election pledges.

Kagure, who was an aspirant for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat, urged elected leaders to focus on service delivery to Kenyans and not engage in politics.

"Leaders think about the next generation while dealers focus on the next election. It is an act of disservice to the people when those in office think and talk of nothing but the next election, while there is so much to be done; election promises to be fulfilled, services to be offered and lives to be improved. Truly saddening. Let's talk about service delivery, not just elections," Kagure said.

What Ruto said about 2027 campaigns

Elsewhere, President William Ruto hit out at Kenya Kwanza Alliance leaders for allegedly engaging in early campaigns.

Speaking in Nyeri county on Sunday, September 15, Ruto told politicians to avoid early campaigns and instead focus on delivering the government's agenda to Kenyans.

Ruto said the leadership in 2027 will ultimately be left to God and the people, emphasizing that campaigns and political discussions should take a backseat for now, given elections are still three years away.

The head of state argued that leaders cannot be elected and immediately start campaigning for a reelection without first delivering to the electorates.

Ruto asked leaders to focus on delivering the Kenya Kwanza manifesto as they promised during the campaigns.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke

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