- Miguna Miguna has announced his intention to run for the presidency in the 2027 General Election, promising a vision of change
- He vowed to distance himself from the tribal-driven politics that have defined past administrations, focusing instead on integrity and the national interest.
- Miguna said his campaign will advocate socialism as a way to revive Kenya, rejecting capitalism as unfit for the country
A lawyer Smiles Smiles has announced that he will run for the presidency in the 2027 General Election.
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He said he is seeking to change the narrative in which Kenyan presidents have been elected in past elections.
How Miguna wants to change Kenyan politics
Since successive governments have been established on the basis of tribal mobilization, Miguna said he will focus on his quest to change the country.
“I will run for the presidential election of the Republic of Kenya and I will do so with a vision of change. A vision that recognizes the interests of the Kenyan people as the basis and basis for moving the country forward,” he said.
Miguna saw that Kenya has a gap in integrity, which has led to his decision to run for the highest office in the country.
His campaign will promote the spirit of socialism, he said, opposing the argument of capitalism, which he said has never produced good results for the country.
Has Miguna ever run for a political seat?
Miguna’s return to the polls would come after a decade since his first attempt at electoral politics, when he ran for Nairobi governorship as an independent candidate.
He ran against the city’s first governor, Evans Kideroand Senator Mike Sonko.
In the race, Sonko won with more than 870,000 votes, Kidero followed with about 695,000 votes, while Miguna got more than 10,000.
Known for his courage and outspokenness, the lawyer has been showing himself as a champion of change at different levels of leadership.
The day Miguna Miguna wanted to take the Luo kingdom from Raila
By 2022, Miguna had aimed to break the long political rule of the late Raila Odinga in Luo Nyanza, saying that Raila’s influence had waned and accusing him and his allies of abusing the community for personal gain.
He promised to free the region from what he called “Uodingaism,” a stance that has led to growing discontent among some Luo leaders who have begun to align themselves with President William Ruto.
Among them was Evans Kidero, who criticized ODM as a profit-driven party that suppresses the opposition.
However, the political calculus changed when Raila and Ruto put aside their rivalry to form a partnership ahead of the 2027 elections.
With Ruto looking to tap into Raila’s traditional base of support, especially after losing ground in parts of Mount Kenya, the alliance signaled a new shift that could boost Miguna’s ambitions and reshape the political landscape.
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Miguna will join the list of candidates who have announced their intention to unseat Ruto.
How the Opposition prepared to face Ruto in the 2027 vote
The Union opposition, which has many candidates, has announced its intention for the seat.
Former vice president Rigathi Gachagua he said their coalition will decide the presidential candidate at the right time, stressing that early announcements can give opponents an opportunity.
He assured supporters that unity will be maintained through thorough consultations to ensure the strongest candidate opposes Ruto.
Apart from Gachagua, other opposition leaders hoping for the presidency include the leader of the Wiper party Kalonzo MusyokaPLP’s Martha Karua, DAP Kenya’s Eugene Wamalwa, and former Home Affairs Minister Fred Matiang’i, while promising that those absent from the ballot will be considered for important government roles.
At the same time, while the opposition is deliberating to trouble Ruto, the president has dismissed them as idle talkers with no credible alternative.
Ruto, despite facing criticism over taxes, governance failures, rising costs of living, corruption, and alleged violations of government rights, is still confident of being re-elected.
He insists that his goal is to implement his development agenda, setting aside political battles for the 2027 campaign, where he says his record will be his real challenger.
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