Ruto CS Rules Out Resigning For Governor Seat Despite Strong Links
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has indicated that he will not run for any electoral office in the 2027 General Elections, including the Homa Bay governor seat that he had been linked to.
Speaking at the Privatisation and People’s Budget Dialogue on Friday, January 16, Mbadi denied that his origins outside Homa Bay would prevent him from running for office there.
The CS emphasized that his current Treasury post keeps him focused on serving the nation.
“I was originally born and raised in Migori. However, that should not make them tell me that I should not vie for the Homa Bay County gubernatorial race,” Mbadi stated.
“Even so, I want to clarify that I am not interested in becoming Homa Bay County Governor.”
The Homa Bay County seat is set to draw a lot of political attention, with incumbent Gladys Wanga hoping to keep the mantle at the helm of the decentralized entity.
At the same time, the struggle for the Homa Bay gubernatorial seat has heated up when Deputy Governor Oyugi Magwanga referred to his boss, Governor Wanga, as a ‘one-term governor’ and promised to oppose her reelection attempt.
Magwanga criticized Wanga’s leadership, claiming her administration mishandled the county and was unable to pay contractors or satisfy basic operating demands in county offices.
“Wanga is a one-term governor, and her time is up. I sacrificed for you to be the governor, but you are very ungrateful. Now it is time for payback,” he declared.
Magwanga further claimed that Wanga used the intervention of Mama Ngina Kenyatta, then-President Uhuru Kenyatta, Charity Ngilu, Martha Karua, Fred Matiang’i, and Francis Atwoli, among others, to persuade Raila Odinga to support her candidacy.
He stated that Ngilu and Karua presented Wanga’s candidacy as a gender issue, forcing Raila to force other candidates to withdraw in her favour.
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Meanwhile, Mbadi has also refuted claims that the government intends to cut the budgetary allocation to the education sector in the financial year 2026/2027.
He has maintained that the sector will even see more allocation to support higher education funding and university scholarships.
“We have proposed an increase of about Ksh150 billion to the education sector. However, claiming that we are defunding education is being economical with the truth,” Mbadi added.
The CS appealed to the public to go through the draft 2026 budget policy statement and submit views to the Treasury to avoid a repeat of last-minute accusations of budget alterations that have been witnessed in the past.
Ruto CS Rules Out Resigning For Governor Seat Despite Strong Links
