Poghisio explains why Ruto is confident in passing bills in Parliament
By Cynthia Lodite, November 17, 2025Former West Pokot County Senator and Former ICT Minister Samuel Poghisio has explained the major reasons behind President William Ruto’s confidence in passing legislative bills in both Houses of Parliament.
Speaking on Monday, November 17, 2025, during an interview with a local media house, the former legislator revealed how the broad-based government contribution hailed Ruto’s push in legislative bills being passed in both the Senate and the National Assembly.
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On his part, Ruto is confident in passing his legislative agendas because he relies on Junet, the minority whip, and other pro-broad-based government members who enjoy a lot of support from the government.
“President Ruto is confident in passing his legislative agendas because he relies on Junet, the minority whip, and other pro-broad-based government members who enjoy a lot of support from the government,” Poghisio said.
He went on to add that he is also confident because he sees the infrastructure that exists in the Senate and in the National Assembly after the broad-based government pact.
“He is confident because he sees the infrastructure that exists in the Senate and in the National Assembly,” he added.
Winnie Odinga remarks on broad-based govt
His remarks come as Winnie Odinga proposes the formation of a fresh National Delegates Conference (NDC) within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to determine who will take charge of managing the party’s relationship with the broad-based government.
Speaking during ODM’s 20th anniversary celebrations at the Mama Ngina Waterfront in Mombasa on Saturday, November 15, 2025, Winnie Odinga explained that the management of the relationship between ODM and the Kenya Kwanza government had previously been entrusted solely to Raila Odinga because of its complexity.
“I want to tell party leaders that when it came to the matter of the broad-based government, the people of ODM had entrusted only one person with the management of that relationship, and that person was Raila Odinga,” Winnie said.
Winnie raised concerns over those taking it upon themselves to handle the relationship in his absence and emphasised that it is a matter for the party members to decide.
She therefore called for a fresh NDC to formally select the person or team who will oversee and manage the engagement with the broad-based government going forward.
She noted that the conference would provide the party a platform to make collective decisions and ensure that leadership roles and strategic responsibilities are managed transparently and according to party structures.
“That relationship is complicated, and we are now wondering about those taking it upon themselves to manage it in his absence. I do not think this is a question for me to answer; it is a question for the people of ODM to decide. That is why I am requesting a fresh National Delegates Conference to see who the party will pick to manage that relationship,” Winnie said.