Mogaka blasts Uhuru over West Mugirango neglect, backs Ruto for second term
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West Mugirango MP Steve Mogaka during the commissioning of the 12-Kilometre Bondeni -Magombo Road, said that since his cooperation with the Kenya Kwanza government has already resulted in several projects. Photo | Elizabeth Angira
The MP says a decade of Jubilee rule left his constituency behind — and that aligning with Kenya Kwanza has changed that
By Elizabeth Angira
West Mugirango MP Steve Mogaka yesterday accused former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration of failing to deliver meaningful development to his constituency during its ten-year tenure, while throwing his full weight behind President William Ruto’s bid for a second term.
Mogaka made the remarks at Bonyamatuta Ward in Nyamira County during the commissioning of the Bondeni-Magombo Road, a project he presented as evidence of what his constituency stands to gain from closer cooperation with the current government.
The MP, who entered Parliament on a Jubilee Party ticket, was direct about his frustrations with his former political home. “I realised that my constituency was not doing well in terms of projects compared to other constituencies,” he said. “That is why I decided to work closely with President Ruto so that I can bring projects to my people.”
Mogaka argued that West Mugirango had been overlooked for years despite its representatives sitting within the Jubilee administration, and that the decision to align with Kenya Kwanza had already begun to yield results. He urged residents to back Ruto for a second term, saying sustained cooperation with the national government would accelerate development across the constituency.
He also turned his attention to former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and former West Mugirango MP Vincent Kemosi, both of whom remain associated with Jubilee, and accused Kenyatta of misleading them by retaining them within a party structure that he suggested offered little political utility.
“If Uhuru is true to himself, he should not mislead them,” Mogaka said. “He should tell them the truth. For example, if Matiang’i is a presidential candidate, he should not be a deputy party leader of Jubilee. He should be a party leader because, as a presidential candidate, you need a party to bargain with even when there is a coalition.”
The MP also directed pointed criticism at leaders affiliated with the Orange Democratic Movement, challenging them to move beyond condemnation and engage the national government in pursuit of tangible projects for their constituents. “Instead of criticising, they should come out with projects that are more beneficial to our people,” he said.
The commissioning of the Bondeni-Magombo Road served as the backdrop for Mogaka’s broader political argument. The project, stretching approximately 12 kilometres, was presented by the MP as a direct product of his working relationship with the Ruto administration — a relationship he says he intends to maintain until ongoing projects across the constituency are completed.
For Mogaka, the road is more than tarmac. It is a political statement: that development, not party loyalty, should drive representation — and that West Mugirango is, at last, beginning to catch up.
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