Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has sent a firm message to political leaders: stop playing with fire.
Speaking during a recent public engagement, Mudavadi urged politicians to steer clear of inflammatory rhetoric as the country approaches the 2027 general elections. He warned against the dangerous trend of reviving painful memories from Kenya’s troubled electoral past, particularly the 2007–2008 post-election crisis.
“Kenya has come a long way,” Mudavadi said. “We’ve matured with each election cycle. It’s reckless for any leader to draw parallels between the upcoming elections and the tragic events of 2007.”
His comments come in response to statements by certain political figures who have likened the current political climate to that volatile period. For Mudavadi, such comparisons are not only careless they’re irresponsible.
“As leaders, it’s our duty to promote peace, not to threaten it. No Kenyan wants to relive the trauma of 2007. We shouldn’t even entertain that kind of thinking,” he cautioned.
Drawing from personal experience, Mudavadi recalled the tense days of national mediation following the 2007 election violence. “I sat at the negotiation table during the Serena talks, alongside Kofi Annan, Graca Machel, and Benjamin Mkapa. It took 42 intense days to broker peace,” he said. “Even President Ruto, then in ODM, was part of that moment.”
He expressed disbelief that someone who has climbed the ranks to high office would now risk dragging the country back into chaos. “To suggest a return to that darkness is not just irresponsible it’s unacceptable,” he said firmly.
Mudavadi’s message was clear: the politics of fear and division have no place in Kenya’s future.
