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Angel Mbuthia: "Election Day we know we are removing Ruto—but we also need to know how to get into office."
Ruto calling for Uhuru's exit is not a governance position. It is a constitutional violation. Every Kenyan, including former presidents, has the right to participate in the political process as enshrined in the 2010 Constitution.
A constitution, Angel notes, that Ruto vehemently opposed and voted no to. He does not embrace it. And that is precisely why he feels comfortable denying others the rights it protects.
"Every time Uhuru Kenyatta stands up to speak, William Ruto is typing and deleting. He gets cold sweats because Uhuru knows him — as much as Rigathi Gachagua does." - Angel Mbuthia
The proposal to host a quarantine centre for Ebola patients in Nairobi has been framed by its proponents as a marketing opportunity for Kenya, a chance to position the country on the global health stage.
Angel Mbuthia frames it differently as a government that cannot feed its own hospital patients, cannot provide dialysis, and cannot deliver cancer treatment, now volunteering to manage one of the most lethal and least forgiving pathogens on earth.
04/06/2026
Fourteen years. That is how long it has been since the National Youth Council held an election. A state agency created in the aftermath of the 2007 post-election violence, designed specifically to give young Kenyans a structured voice in governance and policy, went dormant for over a decade while the problems it was supposed to address unemployment, exclusion, and economic misalignment only deepened.
In July 2026, that changes. And Soita Wafula, a systems thinker, design innovator, and National Youth Council presidential aspirant, joins Political Ringside to explain why this election is one of the most consequential moments in Kenya's youth political history.
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Why Every Kenyan Should Care About July's National Youth Council Elections | Ft. Soita Wafula The National Youth Council (NYC) Elections 2026 are fast approachin...
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