Caleb Amisi warns against leaderless revolutions
Saboti Member of Parliament (MP) Caleb Amisi has cautioned against what he termed “leaderless revolutions”, arguing that while such uprisings may succeed in toppling dictators, they often fail to provide a clear path forward.
In a statement on Monday night, September 8, 2025, Amisi stated that history has shown that movements without structured leadership risk creating a power vacuum that can be filled by opportunists, sometimes even leading to the rise of worse dictators than the ones removed.
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“A leaderless revolution only removes a bad dictator. After the fall of the dictator, whoever takes over is none of the business of a revolution,” he noted.
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He stressed that meaningful change requires direction and vision, whether through a team of leaders or a single leader who can articulate and drive a national agenda.
“A country should never make the mistake of a leaderless revolution because any Tom, Dick, or another worse dictator can take over,” Amisi added.
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His remarks come a few days after the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader, Rigathi Gachagua, assured his supporters that the United Opposition front is united and will field one presidential candidate to face President William Ruto in the 2027 general election.
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Speaking during a church service at Miharati PCEA Church in Nyandarua County on Sunday, September 7, 2025, Gachagua asserted that the opposition faction has agreed to support the candidate who will be chosen, reiterating that their unity is the only remedy to oust President Ruto in the next polls.
“How I wish they choose me; I will ensure Kasongo (President Ruto) is a one-term president and goes home very early in the morning on the election D-Day,” Gachagua noted.
“If it’s Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua, Dr Fred Matiangi, or Eugene Wamalwa, we shall all rally behind him or her to make sure Ruto goes home.” The former deputy president also dispelled fears that the opposition is divided following a recent disapproval by DCP Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala of the appointment of Mukhisa Kituyi as the opposition spokesperson.
The DCP boss intimated that Malala wanted all positions to be awarded to young people, but the Secretariat agreed to appoint Dr. Kituyi as spokesperson due to his vast experience, which would help propel the opposition’s agenda.
“We decided Mukhisa Kituyi should be there so that he can help us with his vast experience. But my deputy, Cleophas Malala, a brave young man, is helping me, and he is a good man, but I saw he is worried that we put the old man in that role; he only needs Gen Zs and millennials, no way,” Gachagua said.
“At the Secretariat, he has a lot of Gen Zs and Millennials, and they are doing a wonderful job. And we have hope and faith in young people, but we must look for older people with experience and wisdom to mentor and guide them.”
