Ruto's coattailers: Politicians who cannot afford a 2027 election loss

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi have tied their political messaging to the survival of the broad-based government. [File, Standard]

They are the group walking on sinking sand, unsure of what their political future holds but have thrown all their weight behind President William Ruto’s reelection bid for their own political survival.

While some are second-term governors facing the prospects of a life in political oblivion unless a lucrative political appointment comes by, others are veteran politicians whose political future is also hanging in the balance.