President William Ruto attending an interdenominational church service in Chesombur, West Pokot County, on January 4, 2026. [PCS]President William Ruto has called for a ceasefire amid bitter verbal exchanges between various politicians, warning that it risks sowing seeds of disunity among their supporters as political temperatures continue to rise ahead of next year’s elections. An eye for an eye makes us all blind,” said President Ruto. While Junet has aligned with the faction supporting party leader Oburu Oginga and the president, Sifuna leans towards the faction opposed to a union with the government. Each faction has accused the other of auctioning the party to Ruto or Kenyatta.

Source: Standard Digital January 05, 2026 15:59 UTC