Nairobi, June 19- Former Chief Justice David Maraga has officially announced his intention to run for president in the 2027 general election, positioning himself as a challenger to President William Ruto\u2019s re-election bid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking during a candid interview aired on NTV on Wednesday, June 19, Maraga said his decision followed deep personal reflection and concern over what he described as Kenya\u2019s descent into lawlessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maraga, known for his firm stance on judicial independence and integrity, said the upcoming election would be a defining moment for the country\u2014a choice between restoring the rule of law or continuing down a path of impunity and corruption. \u201cTo see our young people being handled the way they have been handled is extremely worrying,\u201d he said, referencing the recent Gen Z-led protests and the government’s forceful response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He revealed that he had consulted widely with friends, colleagues, and concerned citizens before reaching the decision to enter the race. According to Maraga, Kenya is in urgent need of bold and principled leadership that respects constitutional values and protects the rights of all citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t let some people literally throw our country to the dogs,\u201d he said firmly. \u201cIt is as a result of that reflection that I have made up my mind\u2014I will run in 2027 for the presidency of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maraga\u2019s announcement marks a rare entry of a former top judge into active politics and signals a potentially dramatic shift in the political landscape as the 2027 race begins to take shape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nairobi, June 19- Former Chief Justice David Maraga has officially announced his intention to run for president in the 2027 general election, positioning himself as a challenger to President William Ruto\u2019s re-election bid. Speaking during a candid interview aired on NTV on Wednesday, June 19, Maraga said his decision followed deep personal reflection and concern over what he described as Kenya\u2019s descent into lawlessness. Maraga, known for his firm stance on judicial independence and integrity, said the upcoming election would be a defining moment for the country\u2014a choice between restoring the rule of law or continuing down a path of impunity and corruption. \u201cTo see our young people being handled the way they have been handled is extremely worrying,\u201d he said, referencing the recent Gen Z-led protests and the government’s forceful response. He revealed that he had consulted widely with friends, colleagues, and concerned citizens before reaching the decision to enter the race. According to Maraga, Kenya is in urgent need of bold and principled leadership that respects constitutional values and protects the rights of all citizens. \u201cWe can\u2019t let some people literally throw our country to the dogs,\u201d he said firmly. \u201cIt is as a result of that reflection …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3071"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3074,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3071\/revisions\/3074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}