{
  "id": 9583258,
  "title": "Amisi tells Uhuru to step back as opposition takes on Ruto",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/amisi-tells-uhuru-to-step-back-as-opposition-takes-on-ruto",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/amisi-tells-uhuru-to-step-back-as-opposition-takes-on-ruto/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Caleb Amisi, leader of the People's Renaissance Party and Member of Parliament for Saboti, has called on former President Uhuru Kenyatta to step aside for now. Amisi believes this would provide the opposition with the chance to confront President William Ruto effectively ahead of the 2027 General Election. While financial assistance from Kenyatta would be appreciated, Amisi emphasized that the former president should assume a mentoring role and grant the opposition the space to develop its own political strategy. He argued that such an approach would prevent President Ruto from using Kenyatta and the \"dynasty\" narrative as campaign weapons. Amisi noted that during the previous election cycle, Ruto had successfully mobilized women, known as mama mboga, against Kenyatta using the \"dynasty\" tag. The opposition leader urged Kenyatta to concentrate on mentoring younger leaders and offering strategic guidance without dominating opposition politics. Amisi's comments come as Kenyatta has been more openly involved in politics recently, including his support of the 2022 presidential election results and his recent leadership transfer to Fred Matiang'i from the Jubilee Party. Amisi is currently collaborating with a coalition of liberal political forces determined to challenge President Ruto in the upcoming election. He emphasized that there is no middle ground in their objective to ensure Kenyans have an alternative to the Kenya Kwanza administration. Amisi met with various groups and political aspirants in Kisii, where he reaffirmed his commitment to forming a broad opposition alliance prior to the elections. He also praised Matiang'i, highlighting his government experience and his strong work ethic during his tenure as Interior Cabinet Secretary.",
  "summary": "People’s Renaissance Party leader and Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has urged retired President Uhuru Kenyatta to take a back seat. He said this would give the opposition leaders to decisively confront President William Ruto ahead of the 2027 General Election. Amisi said while financial support from Kenyatta would be welcome, the former president should assume [...] The post Amisi tells Uhuru to step…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}