UDA's Gathoni Wamuchomba Threatens To Quit Party Over Ruto's Selective Justice

UDA’s Gathoni Wamuchomba Threatens To Quit Party Over Ruto’s Selective Justice

Githunguri Member of Parliament Gathoni Wamuchomba has threatened to sever ties with United Democratic Alliance (UDA) over what she terms perpetuated hate speech from President William Ruto’s allies.

While speaking during an interview on a local radio station on August 31, the outspoken lawmaker says she can no longer stand by quietly as inflammatory remarks from within the ruling party’s ranks go unpunished and unchecked.

Her frustration has been building for weeks, and she is now accusing the government of running a two-tier justice system that shields its own.

Leaders aligned to President Ruto’s administration have been enjoying a form of immunity that ordinary citizens accused of similar offences would never receive.

“We cannot have a selective party leadership, where those close to the President cannot face consequences of their own actions as opposed to those who are not,” Wamuchomba said.

She insisted this selective treatment is dangerous, warning that unresolved ethnic tension within the political class could easily spiral into something far worse for the country.

Wamuchomba says her patience has run out, especially after watching what she describes as repeated provocations targeting her own Kikuyu community go without consequence.

“I have been supporting him, believing that he can improve,” she added.

“I felt I had the responsibility to support him, pray for him and advise him. But the more we support him, the more he is messing, the more his people are messing up.”

Her anger is rooted in two recent incidents that have stirred public debate around ethnicity and political loyalty inside President Ruto’s UDA fold.

The first ultimatum centers on nominated MP Joseph Wainaina, whose leaked remarks suggested Kikuyus opposed to Ruto’s re-election bid should leave Uasin Gishu County altogether.

Wainaina has denied the accusation, insisting his comments were taken out of context and that he has never encouraged any form of ethnic hostility.

The second ultimatum targets Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, who came under fire in July for remarks widely perceived as demeaning to the Kikuyu community, describing them as ‘hyenas’.

Duale, who was summoned by the National Cohesion Integration Commission (NCIC), has since defended himself.

The CS explaied that his words were drawn from a Somali proverb about entrenched habits and were never meant to target any specific group.

Wamuchomba is now giving President Ruto exactly three days to have both leaders arrested, or risk losing the support of Mt Kenya politicians who have long backed him.

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She vowed to lead mass protests and defections from the party in the region.

“We are going to speak, and we are going to demand the arrest of the culprits,” Wamuchomba stated.

“If the arrest of Joseph Wainaina and CS Duale is not going to happen in the next three days, I am going to lead a massive protest of the party within Mt Kenya, and some of us who have been supporting William Ruto will walk away when he really needs us.”

Wamuchomba, who rejoined the UDA in January after quitting at the height of the Gen-Z protests, has been quiet on her position in the party.

Her remarks come at a time when UDA party leaders within the Mt. Kenya region are camping outside Rigathi Gachagu’s Democracy for Citizens’ Party (DCP) camp in masses.

However, over the past months, she has distanced herself from the UDA Party, yet has consistently maintained that she remains loyal to President Ruto and the party through the current term.

UDA’s Gathoni Wamuchomba Threatens To Quit Party Over Ruto’s Selective Justice