Peter Salasya: I am anointed to lead Kenya forward
Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has announced that he is the best fit to lead Kenya forward ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a statement on his X platform on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the MP stated that the country needs youthful and bold leadership to transform the nation.
“I am the anointed one to lead us forward,” he stated.
This comes a few weeks after the first- term MP declared that he will vie for presidency in 2027 under a new political movement.
“I, Hon. Peter Kalerwa Salasya, Member of Parliament for Mumias East Constituency, officially declare my intention to vie for the Presidency of the Republic of Kenya in the 2027 General Election,” he declared.
In a statement on April 28, 2025 , the 35 year old MP promised Kenyans that the new political movement will not be based on tribal alliances and money.
“This movement’s name and leadership will be unveiled in due course, and it will not be built on tribal alliances or money power, but on people power,” he stated.
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Further, Salasya stated that if elected, he will audit healthcare funding and ensure transparency and accountability.
“I will restructure SHA to align with the real medical needs of Kenyans, not bureaucratic interests. We shall audit and clean up the NHIF legacy mess and guarantee transparency in healthcare funds,” he promised.
Salasya also promised to take a hard stance on corruption, describing it as “economic sabotage.”
“Every procurement will be done through a transparent, digital, and traceable system. Anti-corruption agencies will be empowered, and looters will be swiftly and justly held accountable,” he added.
Additionally, Salasya promised to expand and modernise Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, strengthen digital literacy, and ensure all government departments offer mandatory internships and graduate trainee programmes on education and youth empowerment.
“No degree should gather dust. No young dream should die due to hopelessness,” he stated.
Similarly, Salasya said he would establish a Gen Z Advisory Council to embed youth perspectives into national decision-making to bring young voices into governance.
“I will form the first-ever Gen Z Presidential Advisory Council to embed their voices in every national decision,” he added.
He also pledged to protect digital rights, civic freedoms, and freedom of expression, while committing to end police brutality and uphold judicial independence.
“Under my leadership, laws will apply fairly to all, regardless of status, tribe, or region,” Salasya said.
