Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi has declared that they do not need support from the opposition team led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to win the 2027 elections.
Speaking during a fundraiser in Kabuchai, Bungoma County, on Sunday, July 13, 2025, Amisi said he has joined forces with youthful leaders such as Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, Bumula MP Jack Wamboka, and Kabuchai MP Majimbo Kalasinga to liberate the region from the influence of Moses Wetang’ula and Musalia Mudavadi and to prevent them from aligning the region with President Ruto.
“Western inaenda kupewa mweleko na Edwin Sifuna, Caleb Amisi Majimbo Kalasinga wanami wamboka na wengine watakuja kujiunga baadaemko tayari vijana wawakomboe,” Amisi said.
He maintained that their team is strong enough and does not require the support of the Gachagua-led opposition to send Ruto home.
“We are enough; we don’t need even team Wamunyoro sisi pekee yetu. We are enough to send Ruto home,” Amisi added.
Amisi stated that the region has been tightly controlled by Wetang’ula and Mudavadi, but a new generation of young leaders has emerged, ready to take over and reshape the political direction of Western Kenya.
Past stance on Gachagua
This comes days after he faced the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in person and explained the rationale behind his decision to support the impeachment motion that ultimately led to his removal from office.
Speaking during the United Opposition Western tour in Kimilili constituency, Bungoma County, on Friday, July 4, 2025, Amisi said that he had voted for Gachagua’s removal precisely so that Gachagua would help the opposition team remove President William Ruto during the 2027 general elections.
“Mwashimiwa Gachagua, mimi nilipiga kura uondolewe, lakini nilipiga kura uondolewe ndio ukuje utusaidie kuondoa Wantam, Amisi said.
Amisi further explained that Gachagua is not the kind of leader any progressive nation would want, but he is the necessary evil essential in unseating the president.
According to Amisi, although Gachagua stands no chance of leading Kenya or becoming the opposition flag bearer, he still has a critical role to play in the next general election.
The vocal MP added that the former DP cannot be a presidential candidate, and if he does, Kenyans would not support it since he is only needed as a supportive figure in defeating Ruto, not as a flag bearer.
