Ruto orders ceasefire amid bitter political exchanges

President William Ruto attending an interdenominational church service in Chesombur, West Pokot County, on January 4, 2026. [PCS]

President William Ruto has called for a ceasefire amid bitter verbal exchanges between various politicians, warning that it risks sowing seeds of disunity among their supporters as political temperatures continue to rise ahead of next year’s elections.

Instead, the president wants the elected leaders and others seeking political seats to prioritise unity calls.