Lesuuda breaks ranks with Azimio, throws weight behind Ruto

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Lesuuda, who said she had been the “last one” in Samburu to join Ruto’s camp, made the declaration during the President’s visit to the county, signalling a significant political realignment ahead of the 2027 General Election.

The legislator said she had resisted sustained pressure from leaders allied to Ruto to cross over, but eventually changed her position after assessing what she described as the administration’s development record.

“I remained in Azimio, and I saw my leaders here like Leuton putting pressure on me every day. My sister Soipan and others were putting pressure on me, but it wasn’t actually them who pressured me. It was the work that you have done for Kenyans,” Lesuuda said.

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Lesuuda said her decision was therefore not a political bargain or an attempt to secure favours from the government, arguing that Ruto had delivered on some of the issues affecting her constituents.

“Regarding the doubt you used to have, saying ‘this is the only girl who is not with you’—from today, know that we are with you,” she told Ruto.

“Let us push Kenya forward, let us roll the wheel forward, and let me join hands to help these others so that all of Samburu is behind you.”

She pointed to the upgrading of a hospital to a referral facility, appointments of local residents to senior government positions and the implementation of other projects as evidence of the administration’s impact in Samburu.

“I really love how you always say that in Kenya, we want to sell our policies. We want to see the work that someone has actually done,” she said.

Her remarks appeared to directly answer criticism that politicians who shift allegiance to the government are motivated by personal political interests.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya

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