{"id":201,"date":"2026-08-16T16:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/?p=201"},"modified":"2026-08-23T19:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T19:14:04","slug":"kalonzo-accuses-ruto-regime-of-seeking-to-delay-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/?p=201","title":{"rendered":"KALONZO ACCUSES RUTO REGIME OF SEEKING TO DELAY ELECTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has alleged that the President William Ruto-led administration is hatching a plot to compromise the 2027 General Election.According to the Wiper boss, President Ruto is planning to &#8220;escape&#8221; the polls by sponsoring mayhem to disrupt peace during elections.This came moments after the Linda Mwananchi brigade was attacked in Homa Bay county during a politicial tour, condemning the attack while accusing the regime of sponsoring violence.also readKenya Editors Guild condemns assault of journalists in Homa BayMt Kenya leaders claim Gachagua is undermining regional leadersTwo journalists assaulted amid Linda Mwananchi rally in Homa Bay&#8221;Ruto&#8217;s nay sayers and Linda Mwananchi have been heavily stoned and journalist cameras destroyed. These are not goons but militias. What has happened in Homa Bay isn&#8217;t acceptable. Stop sitting in that office pretending to lead Kenya. Goons in Kenya are changing to militias. This is making the country ungovernable,&#8221; he said during a church service in Machakos County. &#8220;(Interior) PS Raymond Omollo should resign peacefully as we have 358 days remaining. Ruto regime is looking on ways to escape elections but Kenyans won&#8217;t allow. I advise Ruto very strongly kindly stop the run down.&#8221;Kalonzo argued that President Ruto bears the responsibility to uphold national security, and allowing turmoil to thrive is a threat to national security.&#8221;Ruto bears the responsibility of security. We don&#8217;t want kenya to be a state where Kenyans can&#8217;t be allowed to elect their leaders democratically,&#8221; she said.He called for credible and safe elections, urging the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to ensure that the polls are fraud proof and secure.The world is watching and we said the elections won&#8217;t be done with smartmartic being the service provider. Kenya needs to be settled as a democratic country. Kenyans should be allowed to elect leaders without state capture,&#8221; he said.Kalonzo, part of the United Opposition, has maintained a stiff censure against President Ruto&#8217;s regime, accusing it if leading the nation astray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-255 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/?p=255\" target=\"_self\" >Juja Woman Gives Birth to Five Babies Through Normal Delivery at Thika Level Five Hospital<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A woman from Juja, Kiambu County, has made headlines after giving birth to five babies in a rare multiple-birth case at Thika Level Five Hospital.The mother, identified as Mercy Kanini, reportedly delivered the five babies through normal delivery, an uncommon occurrence that has attracted attention from the public. According to information shared online, the delivery&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-252 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-police-brutality-again category-uncategorized tag-president-ruto\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/?p=252\" target=\"_self\" >Ruto Issues Fresh Directives to Foreign Traders, Gives Them 90 Days to Comply<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">President William Ruto has directed the Government to establish a clear framework to regulate the participation of foreign nationals in Kenya\u2019s small-scale trade and informal businesses. The directive comes amid concerns from Kenyan traders over the growing involvement of foreign nationals in small-scale businesses and its impact on livelihoods. The State House Spokesperson, Hussein Mohamed,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-249 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/?p=249\" target=\"_self\" >Gang attacks, robs taxi driver lured into offline ride<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An online taxi driver was abducted, robbed, and left tied up on a farm after being lured into an offline ride from Nairobi to Kiambu County on Monday. Duncan Gachanja Thuo, a resident of Kiserian, was operating at his usual pickup point in Benedicta Utawala, Nairobi, around 4:00 PM when an unknown man approached him.&nbsp;&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/102307-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/102307-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/102307-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/102307-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/102307.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has alleged that the President William Ruto-led administration is hatching a plot to compromise the 2027 General Election.According to the Wiper boss, President Ruto is planning to &#8220;escape&#8221; the polls by sponsoring mayhem to disrupt peace during elections.This came moments after the Linda Mwananchi brigade was attacked in Homa Bay [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-return-home-kindiki-woos-gachagua-allies-promises-them-cabinet-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":203,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201\/revisions\/203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theupdatehub.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}