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Counselor and human rights activist Dr. Isaac Newton Kinity has criticised leaders in Kenya’s opposition for what he describes as misleading Kenyans into believing that President William Ruto is the country’s only problem.
Kinity questioned why some opposition figures who, according to him, have previously worked with, supported, eaten and drunk with Ruto for a long time are now portraying themselves as his biggest critics and presenting themselves as saints.
“Why are those in opposition lying to Kenyans that William Ruto is the problem, calling him all names, pretending to be saints after eating and drinking with him for so long?” Kinity posed.
He further accused the opposition of what he termed blackmailing Kenyans into believing that Ruto is solely responsible for the problems facing the country.
Kinity said Kenyans deserve the truth, arguing that corruption and the looting of public funds remain among the biggest problems facing the country.
“The problem in Kenya is much bigger than William Ruto,” he said.
According to Kinity, if Ruto were the only problem facing Kenya, Kenyans would have experienced prosperity during the administrations of former presidents Uhuru Kenyatta, Mwai Kibaki and Daniel arap Moi, when Ruto was not the President of the country.
He argued that Ruto has only been part of a wider and longstanding problem that has existed across different administrations, particularly corruption and what he described as the rampant looting of public funds.
Kinity also took issue with the opposition, arguing that many of those currently presenting themselves as an alternative to the Kenya Kwanza administration have themselves been part of the country’s political establishment and, in his view, cannot simply distance themselves from the problems Kenya has experienced over the years.
He further warned young Kenyans, particularly the Gen Z generation, against relying entirely on the opposition as the solution to the hardships and suffering facing the country.
“The Gen Z in Kenya should not bank on the Kenya opposition if they long any liberation and/or redemption from the agony, hardships, and the suffering they are undergoing,” Kinity said.
He predicted that should an opposition candidate win the 2027 presidential election, the new administration could potentially spend its early years blaming the Ruto administration for the country’s problems.
Kinity imagined a scenario where a new president would tell Kenyans that Ruto had “messed Kenya and looted all money,” and that it would therefore take many years to repair the damage allegedly caused by his administration.
However, Kinity argued that Kenya could recover much faster under what he described as honest, transparent, kind and merciful leadership.
He maintained that it could take as little as two years to correct the situation if the country gets a president committed to integrity, accountability and good governance.
The human rights activist stressed that the country cannot achieve meaningful change without confronting corruption and the alleged rampant looting of public resources.
“Without ending corruption and the rampant looting of public funds in Kenya, there will never be change in Kenya,” he said.
Kinity also expressed scepticism about the current opposition’s ability to bring about the transformation many Kenyans are seeking.
“There is no one in opposition today who would fight corruption and improve the political and economic situation in Kenya today,” he stated.
His remarks come as political activity continues to build ahead of the 2027 General Election, with the opposition and Kenya Kwanza administration expected to intensify their campaigns and competing narratives over the country’s economic challenges, governance and the future of Kenya.
Kinity is a Counselor and Human Rights Activist, Chairman of the Kikimo Foundation for Corruption and Poverty Eradication, and former Secretary General of the Kenya Civil Servants Union.
He shared his remarks alongside a video posted on Facebook, calling on Kenyans to look beyond individual political leaders and focus on the broader systemic problems, particularly corruption and the misuse of public resources.
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