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Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka accuses President Ruto of plotting to rig the 2027 election by scrapping ID vetting rules, sparking a fierce debate on national security versus voting rights.

The 2027 election campaign has unofficially begun, and the opening salvo is explosive. Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has accused President William Ruto of engineering a sophisticated scheme to rig the next general election by manipulating the identity card issuance process in Northern Kenya.
In a fiery address that has rattled the political establishment, the former Vice President claimed that the state’s decision to abolish the vetting of persons for ID cards in specific regions is not a reform, but a Trojan Horse. According to Kalonzo, this move is designed to flood the voter register with "imported" voters, effectively gerrymandering the presidential vote long before the first ballot is cast.
"Ruto knows he stands no chance of re-election in a free and fair contest," Kalonzo declared, his rhetoric sharpening as he positions himself as the opposition flagbearer. "That is why he is dismantling the safeguards of our citizenship. We will not allow it."
The accusation taps into deep-seated fears about election integrity in Kenya. By removing vetting—ostensibly to stop discrimination against border communities—the opposition argues the government is opening the door for foreigners to be registered as voters in UDA strongholds.
Government spokespersons have dismissed the claims as "alarmist propaganda," insisting the reforms are about human rights. But the political temperature has undeniably risen. Kalonzo has drawn a line in the sand: the battle for 2027 will not just be about votes, but about who is allowed to hold the card that casts them.
As the political machinery gears up, one thing is clear: the spectre of "rigging" has returned to the Kenyan political lexicon, and it promises to dominate the discourse for the next 18 months.
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