Jalang’o backs Ruto’s 2027 re-election bid
Lang’ata Member of Parliament (MP) Phelix Odiwour, alias Jalang’o, has yet again thrown his weight behind President William Ruto’s bid for a second term in the 2027 presidential election.
Speaking during an interview with a local blogger on Friday, August 8, 2025, Jalang’o expressed his confidence in Ruto’s re-election, stating that his track record has proven it.
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Additionally, the ODM MP pointed out that there is no Kenyan president who has ever done development work like Ruto’s.
“Sisi ni team two teams, Ruto atapita sana,kwa sababu ya kazi anafanya wananchi wanaona kazi anafanya, William Ruto has turned the whole country into a construction cite, talanta inaendelea, barabara zinaendelea, affordable housing zinaendelea, stadiums zinaendelea,” he said.
“There is no one who has ever done work like William Ruto.”
Jalang’o on Ruto’s victory
This is not the first time the youth MP has endorsed Ruto’s re-election. Speaking during a candid conversation with media personality Alex Mwakideu on Thursday, July 17, 2025, Jalang’o said that Ruto will secure a second term in the 2027 Kenyan presidential race.
Jalang’o emphasised that it is becoming increasingly difficult for Ruto to be dethroned, adding that he is on track to reclaim the presidency and is poised to win by a wide margin.
According to him, there is no strong presidential candidate capable of defeating Ruto in the upcoming general elections.
“Ruto kurudi inaenda kuwa ngumu na kumtoa ndio inaenda kuwa ngumu zaidi, raisi William Ruto ndio anaenda kuwa raisi tena, anaenda kushinda mbali sana. Sijaona mtu anaweza kumtoa,”Jalang’o said.
“Sijaona mtu wakumtoa ama kumsumbua ndio sababu unaona anaongea akiwa na ile confidence anasema ‘sahi siasa bado itafika itaamuliwa.”
Ruto on the 2027 elections
This comes after Ruto declared that he will win the 2027 general elections by a landslide against the opposition, even though the United opposition, led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has vowed to unseat him.
Speaking in Kisumu Town ahead of the launch of the LV Point Affordable Housing precinct within LV Marina on Thursday, May 29, 2025, Ruto stated that the opposition has no plan or agenda for the Kenyan citizens.
“These are people who have no vision, no plan, and no agenda. We will show them dust; they won’t believe,” he stated.
“All they know is slogans: ‘Ruto must go,’ ‘Kasongo,’ ‘Wantam…’ And I want to tell you we are going to move this country forward.”
