Allies of President William Ruto publicly urged Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka to join government, and he rejected it at a church service in Machakos.
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot, presidential aide Farouk Kibet, and Labour CS Alfred Mutua have led the charm offensive.
They argued Kalonzo’s experience would be respected in government and that he is being disrespected in opposition after he was heckled at Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi Movement launch in Nairobi.
Kalonzo answered bluntly on Sunday at AIC Kyemutheke in Kyumvi, Machakos County.
“You should not expect Kalonzo Musyoka to join a government of predators. It is impossible,” he said. “No thank you. Let us meet at the ballot box.”He questioned why Ruto, who calls him his main 2027 rival, would want him in government.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua defended him in Kikuyu, Kiambu, declaring himself Kalonzo’s “family spokesman” and telling Ruto allies to stop bothering him.
Kalonzo insists he will remain in opposition and contest the 2027 presidency, not join what he calls a failed regime.
