Ndegwa Njiru jolts Ruto over his 2032 presidential successor remarks
By Aloys Michael, September 21, 2025Human rights lawyer and Advocate Ndegwa Njiru has scoffed at President William Ruto over his comments that he will decide who will succeed him in the 2032 general polls.
Njiru, a staunch critic of Ruto and an ally of the United Opposition, has said that the Head of State is playing political optics against the electorate who have already decision and he is only lying to himself.
Haha Kasongo, you have lied to us, lied, hadi you have now started lying to yourself. Kenyans have already decided that wewe Kasongo utaenda WANTAM. Hii stori ya jaba ya 2032 unatoa wapi? The X post read on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
The lawyer still holds that Ruto and troop have a tough litmus test in the 2027 General Elections, questioning the authenticity of Ruto’s remarks as the wantam movements continue to buckle up ahead of the polls.
However, it is not clear who the President will back should he triumph in the contest; meanwhile, his camp, led by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangu’la, has urged their communities to rally behind Ruto in the upcoming elections.
Njiru on Ruto’s 2027 strategy
The lawyer has questioned why the Ministry of Education had admitted to the existence of ghost students but denied the presence of ghost schools, tying it to political strategy ahead of the 2027 General Election.
In a statement on Thursday, September 18, 2025, Njiru suggested that the denial was deliberate, linking it to what he described as a plan by President William Ruto’s administration to retain “ghost schools” as strategic polling centres.
“Surprisingly, the Ministry of Education has only acknowledged the existence of ghost students but denied the existence of ghost schools. Is it because Kasongo must maintain these ghost schools as strategic polling centres for the 2027 elections? Kwani hawa ghost students wanasomea wapi if not in those ghost schools or polling centres?” Njiru posed.
He also revealed that the exercise could result in a considerable decrease in the number of schools.
The process has so far verified data for 20,000 schools and led to the disbursement of capitation to the same.