Kabando: Ruto is the source and perpetrator of Kenya’s rotten governance
By Nancy Marende, July 28, 2025Former Mukurweini Member of Parliament (MP) Kabando Wa Kabando has criticised President William Ruto for being the architect and enabler of what he termed as Kenya’s ‘rotten governance’.
In a statement on Monday, July 28, 2025, Kabando said the president bears full responsibility for the country’s current political and socio-economic crisis.
“The enemy is Ruto, the source, cause, and perpetrator of rotten governance today. Buck stops at his desk of incompetence,” he stated.
Kabando criticised the president for what he called a failure to self-reflect and correct the course of his administration.
Instead of engaging with legitimate public concerns, Kabando claimed, Ruto has resorted to silencing dissent through intimidation and violence.
“ Instead of reflecting to redress the malady afflicting our nation, it is insulting, abducting, torturing & killing critics. He’s sponsoring militias,” he added.
Kabando called for unity among Kenyans to push back against what he described as tyranny and misrule.
Mwabili
His remarks come hours after activist Mwabili Mwagodi, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was found alive and is currently receiving medical attention in Mombasa.
According to Hussein Khalid, CEO of rights group VOCAL Africa, Mwagodi was released early Sunday morning, July 27, 2025, and left in a bush in Kinondo, Kwale County, around 3:00 a.m.
Further, he revealed that Mwabili walked over 3 kilometres to Diani, where he contacted his family.
“While in Diani, Mwabili voluntarily presented himself at the police station, hoping for help. But instead, the police attempted to detain him. Our officers had to step in to ensure his release,” he said.
Mwagodi was rushed to Pandya Hospital for a medical check-up before being flown to Nairobi to reunite with his family.
His disappearance on Tanzanian soil days earlier, amid growing criticism over President William Ruto’s controversial church fundraisers, triggered fierce backlash.
Both Kenya and Tanzania had remained silent, raising concerns about a coordinated effort to silence dissent across borders.
Mwagodi, a vocal supporter of the #OccupyChurch movement, vanished on July 23, 2025, after calling out senior Kenyan security officials and President William Ruto in a now-viral X post.