{
  "id": 3703008,
  "title": "Jayne Kihara: Ruto could choose Ndindi Nyoro as his 2027 running mate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/jayne-kihara-ruto-could-choose-ndindi-nyoro-as-his-2027-running-mate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T08:33:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/jayne-kihara-ruto-could-choose-ndindi-nyoro-as-his-2027-running-mate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Naivasha's Jayne Kihara has suggested that President William Ruto might eventually select Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro as his running mate in the 2027 General Election, despite Nyoro switching allegiance to the opposition. In an interview on Kameme TV's Arahuka on August 27, 2026, Kihara stated that Ruto might seek to collaborate with Nyoro, who she believes can assist him in garnering support in the Mount Kenya region. She spoke after Nyoro announced his decision to join the opposition and support any opposition presidential candidate, including himself. Kihara, however, expressed her belief that Ruto's political relationship with Nyoro had not ended. \"Ruto will do this, in his mind, because I know how he thinks. As we go on, some time to come, he will say, ‘This young man, I would like him to help me in building this economy.' If he tells us he is the one I want, and he gives him the deputy, anything is possible,\" Kihara said. \"Ruto, for purposes of getting Mt Kenya, he can do anything,\" she added. Nyoro formally left the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in August and joined the People's Party of Kenya (PPK), positioning himself in the opposition ahead of the 2027 election. He has since called for opposition unity and pledged to support the candidate selected to face Ruto. PPK has confirmed Nyoro as its party leader, and the party has joined the opposition. Kihara argued that Nyoro's move to the opposition should not be seen as him completely breaking away from Ruto, as Ruto had played a significant role in Nyoro's political rise. \"I'm saying that so that people can see him. And he will change and pretend he is now Paul, but he is Ruto’s student. And he is being nurtured by Ruto,\" Kihara said. The opposition contest for the Mount Kenya vote has taken on new dimensions with Nyoro's PPK emerging as a separate political force, while former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua seeks to unify the region behind his Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP).",
  "summary": "Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara has suggested that President William Ruto could eventually pick Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro as his running mate in the 2027 General Election, despite Nyoro’s recent move to the opposition. Speaking during a conversation on Kameme TV’s Arahuka on Thursday, August 27, 2026, Kihara said Ruto could seek to work with Nyoro, […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Jayne Kihara predicts President Ruto may choose Ndindi Nyoro as his 2027 running mate.",
    "Nyoro switched allegiance to opposition party People's Party of Kenya (PPK).",
    "Kihara believes Ruto's relationship with Nyoro hasn't ended."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Senator Cherargei: Ndindi Nyoro is not a govt project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/senator-cherargei-ndindi-nyoro-is-not-a-govt-project",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:42:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}