Kapseret Member of Parliament (MP) Oscar Sudi has thrown shade at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s push for a one-term presidency, a campaign aimed at unseating President William Ruto.
Speaking during an event on Friday, July 4, 2025, Sudi brushed off the campaign as a bitter reaction to failure, saying it’s more about personal frustrations than real leadership.
“Nasikia huko wakisema one -term, walianza kasongo,wakasema zakayo sai wako wantam ata mimi wakati nilichaguliwa niliambiwa wantam, sai niko third term, so maneno ya one term msijali Gachagua alishindwa kufanya kazi tukamfukuza sai anazunguka, ako na bitterness,” Sudi said.
The MP further added that Gachagua’s push for a one-term limit was haunted by his own inadequacies.
“Wamunyoro, clamouring for a one-term limit, is haunted by his own inadequacies. His endless fights reveal his insecurities. Empty rhetoric won’t topple any sober administration.”
Sudi on one-term
This comes days after Sudi said that if the Kenya Kwanza regime rules for one term, it would not be the end of the country.
“If we go for one term, will the country die?” Sudi asked.
Speaking on Friday, June 20, 2025, at Kapseret constituency, the vocal MP insisted that the presidency was not an entitlement, adding that Kenyan politics had evolved past regional entitlement and ethnic bargaining.
“No one has a permanent position in power. Leadership is given by God and endorsed by the people,” he said.
However, Sudi warned against using ethnic loyalty as a political tool, saying it risks dividing the country and distracting the government from its development agenda.
“Every time you stand to speak, you are crying about your tribe. Is that what leadership has become? Let’s talk about roads, schools, water, and how to grow our economy,” he said.
He called for sobriety in political discourse, noting that ordinary Kenyans were more concerned about the cost of living and job opportunities than about who occupies the State House.
“People out here are suffering. They don’t care who becomes president if their children can’t go to school or put food on the table,” he added.
