Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki among other leaders during the Kajiado Central Bursary fundraiser at Maasai National Polytechnic in Kajiado County on July 19, 2025.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has warned that Kenya cannot achieve any meaningful development without peace, urging citizens to resist divisions along tribal and political lines.
Speaking on Saturday at a bursary fundraiser held at Maasai National Polytechnic in Kajiado County, Mudavadi called for unity, dialogue, and respect for national institutions.
The event was organised by Kajiado Central MP Memusi Kanchory and presided over by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki.
“All we are doing—sending our children to school, creating jobs, building the economy—is impossible without peace,” said Mudavadi.
“Without peace, there are no opportunities.”
He condemned the recent wave of protests and unrest, warning that chaos could reverse the country’s progress and stability.
“Those causing chaos must not ruin things for the rest of us—and for Gen Z,” he said.
“Let’s not forget 2007/08. 1,400 people died, homes were burned, and families were torn apart.”
Mudavadi recalled spending 42 days at Nairobi’s Serena Hotel in 2008 negotiating peace alongside then-opposition leaders, including President William Ruto, under the mediation of the late Kofi Annan and Graça Machel.
“Yes, the Constitution allows peaceful protest,” he said, “but it does not allow destruction of property, killings, or inciting hatred. Let’s respect the law.”
He challenged leaders to uphold the dignity that comes with their title of “honourable,” urging them to lead by example.
“When you’re called mheshimiwa, speak with honour,” Mudavadi said.
“Don’t poison young minds with tribalism, insults, and hate. Gen Z is watching and learning.”
He added that Kenya’s youth are a reflection of the society that raised them, and fixing national divisions starts with honest, respectful dialogue: “We must talk to each other — not at each other.”
Mudavadi also emphasized the need to respect Kenya’s key democratic institutions — the judiciary, the legislature, and the executive—warning that undermining them would jeopardise national order.
“If we don’t respect the judiciary, we risk falling into anarchy. If we don’t have an executive that abides by law and order, we will have chaos. We must defend institutions like the IEBC,” he said.
He dismissed claims that President Ruto plans to rig the 2027 elections, describing such accusations as dangerous and baseless.
“Stop discrediting the IEBC and the president. We don’t want a repeat of a situation where one person announces results at Bomas while another declares fake ones from a hotel,” he said.
Mudavadi further criticised impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for what he termed “exporting tribalism” to Kenyans in the diaspora.
“Spending a million shillings to travel abroad just to divide Kenyans on tribal lines is unacceptable,” he said.
“Our people abroad live united—they support each other, they intermarry, and they don’t care about tribes.”
He called on all Kenyans, at home and abroad, to continue coexisting peacefully and reject tribalism.
“We are working with Raila. If Raila and Ruto are united, who are you to think you can divide this country?” he asked.