President William Ruto has suffered another blow after another political party announced its exit from the Kenya Kwanza Alliance just weeks after Justin Muturi’s party, the Democratic Party, quit the ruling coalition.
The Farmers Party, which recently named former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu as its party leader, succeeding Irungu Nyakera, has written to Kenya Kwanza to issue a 30-day notice of intention to exit.
Nyakera, who was recently fired by Ruto as the KICC board chairman, has cited a consistent pattern of dishonesty, political infidelity, and outright disregard for both the Constitution of Kenya (2010) and the spirit of their coalition agreement by their major coalition partner, UDA, as the reason for their exit.
Nyakera says the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Farmers Party met on April 7, 2025, and unanimously resolved to exit the Kenya Kwanza Coalition.
“While the Farmers Party in good faith entered into a Coalition Agreement with like-minded parties under the Kenya Kwanza Coalition on 23rd March 2022, it is with deep regret that we note a consistent pattern of dishonesty, political infidelity, and outright disregard for both the Constitution of Kenya (2010) and the spirit of our Coalition Agreement by our major coalition partner. Accordingly, the National Executive Committee of the Farmers Party met on 7th April 2025 and unanimously resolved to exit the Kenya Kwanza Coalition,” Nyakera wrote on X.
Kenya Kwanza divorce
A letter from the party dated April 8, 2025, that has been seen by Daily Trends also termed the recent unilateral signing of a Broad-Based Government Agreement between the Kenya Kwanza Coalition and the ODM Party without consultation or involvement of the Kenya Kwanza constituent parties as political conmanship.
“On 23rd March 2022, Farmers Party entered into a coalition agreement with like-minded parties under the Kenya Kwanza Coalition. We did so in good faith, with a shared vision of empowering our farmers, guaranteeing fair prices for their produce under MGR, and uplifting the living standards of ordinary Kenyans through a principled, people-centered economic transformation,” the letter reads in part.
“The recent unilateral signing of a Broad-Based Government Agreement between the Kenya Kwanza Coalition and the ODM Party without consultation or involvement of the Kenya Kwanza constituent parties, such as ours, is the final confirmation of the political conmanship that has come to define the coalition. This move not only violates the trust upon which our coalition was founded but also undermines the principles of inclusivity, transparency, and mutual respect.”
“Accordingly, the National Executive Committee of the Farmers Party met on 7 April 2025 and unanimously resolved the subject matter. Therefore, the Farmers Party hereby issues a thirty (30)-day notice of intention to exit the Kenya Kwanza Coalition, pursuant to Clause 8 (Termination) of the Coalition Agreement. This notice takes effect from the date of this letter.”
