In a series of explosive remarks, Nyoro, who has now taken a leadership role in the People’s Party, openly questioned Ruto’s record in government and revealed that he has not spoken to the President since 2025.
“You cannot love Kenya and support William Ruto unless you don’t know him,” Nyoro said.
He went further, insisting that anyone who understands Ruto and his leadership cannot simultaneously support him.
“If you know him, you cannot support him and at the same time love Kenya,” he added.
The remarks mark a dramatic escalation in Nyoro’s criticism of the President, coming after the Kiharu MP spent years as one of the prominent political figures associated with Ruto’s political camp.
Nyoro said his political break with the Kenya Kwanza administration happened long before he formally embraced opposition politics.
“It is crystal clear that we parted with this government a long time ago,” he said.
According to Nyoro, his earlier criticism of the administration was deliberate, although he had avoided engaging in what he described as “octane politics.”
“I have been in the opposition, what I had not done is join octane politics,” he said.
Nyoro Accuses Ruto of Patronage
The former government ally accused the administration of being involved in controversial dealings involving strategic Kenyan assets, including oil and cement companies.
Nyoro recalled raising questions over the Turkana oil sector, saying he could not reconcile such concerns with continued political cooperation.
“I have spoken about the President of Kenya being involved in the taking over of Turkana oil,” he said.
He challenged the idea of sitting with someone accused of taking over a national resource and then defending the arrangement publicly.
“Tell me how you would sit down with a person, and they tell you go tell Kenyans that I am taking over their oil and then we have some funny arrangements,” Nyoro said.
The lawmaker also alleged that he had raised concerns about political patronage and the takeover of cement companies.
“I have come and raised issues around patronage, taking over of cement companies by the leadership of this country,” he said.
Nyoro said corruption remains one of the biggest issues confronting Kenya and expressed his desire to see a different political culture.
“I wish we could have much less corruption in Kenya,” he said.
He also took aim at politicians who accumulate wealth while in office.
“I wish the people who continue to lead Kenya will not have an ambition to be wealthier than the ones they are replacing,” Nyoro added.
‘The Last Time I Talked to Ruto Was in 2025’
Nyoro also opened up about the deterioration of his relationship with Ruto, revealing that their last conversation was in 2025.
“The last time I talked to Ruto must have been in 2025,” he said.
He linked the political fallout to his decision not to participate in the impeachment process against then-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
“The last conversation we ever had with the President was the sitting on me not participating in the impeachment,” Nyoro said.
However, their interactions did not immediately end because Nyoro remained chair of the National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee for several months.
He said some colleagues told Ruto that removing Gachagua had been followed by an attempt to sideline him.
“Some colleagues were fighting, telling him, you just removed Gachagua; you are now removing Ndindi,” he said.
Nyoro also recalled being told that the President considered him arrogant because he refused to seek his favour.
“They used to report to me that he could tell them, ‘huyo kijana ni kiburi kwa sababu haendi kubembeleza,’” Nyoro said.
Nyoro Declares People’s Party Fastest-Growing
While attacking the Ruto administration, Nyoro also sought to position the People’s Party as a major force in the emerging opposition landscape.
He claimed the party was experiencing a surge in membership and aspirants seeking elective positions under its banner.
“People’s Party is now the fastest-growing party in Kenya in terms of member registration and aspirants,” Nyoro said.
He attributed the growth to what he described as widespread goodwill towards the party and its political message.
“I have seen a lot of goodwill messages from the other leaders of the opposition,” he said.
“Kenyans believe in what we are saying; they have a lot of faith and wonder why so many aspirants are coming into our party in hundreds,” he added.
Nyoro also dismissed suggestions that his decision to join the party was responsible for creating divisions within the opposition.
“The party I joined, the People’s Party—I never formed the party; I joined, and the membership found it fit that I lead the cause,” he said.
He challenged claims that the party would split opposition votes.
“Whether Ndindi Nyoro joined the People’s Party or not, the party was already there. In terms of splitting, splitting whose votes?” he posed.
‘Do Not Make Brothers Fight’
Nyoro also rejected accusations that he was contributing to divisions within the Mount Kenya political bloc.
He said he had not heard any opposition leader directly accuse the People’s Party of attempting to divide the region.
“I have not heard any leader directly accuse our party. If they do, I will come out and defend it,” he said.
According to Nyoro, several opposition leaders had instead congratulated him following his move.
“Even the leadership of all opposition parties, including DCP, have sent me congratulatory messages,” he said.
He warned politicians against manufacturing conflicts among leaders who should be working together.
“It is important that we do not try to make brothers fight where there is no fight,” Nyoro said.
Nyoro: ‘I Am Prepared to Be President’
The Kiharu MP also made a direct declaration about his presidential ambitions, saying he believes he is ready to lead Kenya.
Nyoro said his time away from government had given him an opportunity to reflect, consult and pray about the country's future.
“I have had time in the wilderness, introspecting, consulting, but also praying,” he said.
He said one of the key lessons he had learned was that governing is much harder than campaigning.
“Governing is a more difficult task,” Nyoro said.
Reflecting on the Kenya Kwanza administration's rise to power, he admitted that political leaders can be better at campaigning than governing.
“We won; after winning, I realized that we were much better at campaigning than governing,” he said.
Nyoro then made an unusually direct declaration about his own readiness for the highest office in the land.
“I don’t believe there is a person more prepared in Kenya to lead this country than Ndindi Nyoro,” he said.
He added:
“In terms of being prepared, I am prepared to be anything, including the president of Kenya.”
Nyoro said his administration would move quickly to address education if he became President.
“If I got there tomorrow, in three months’ time, we would offer free basic education to Kenyans in all day secondary schools,” he said.
Nyoro Questions Cost of Stadium Borrowing
Nyoro also criticised government borrowing, using the country's sports infrastructure programme to illustrate what he described as the financial burden being passed to future generations.
“We have gone to the sports fund; we have already borrowed the money that we were to receive to build stadiums for the next 15 years; we have already spent it now,” he said.
He specifically mentioned the Talanta Stadium project and questioned the cost of financing it.
“Part of it is this Talanta Stadium, which is being built on money that was raised on a board,” he said.
Nyoro claimed the board had raised Sh45 billion and that the eventual interest burden would push the repayment cost dramatically higher.
“This board raised 45 billion; it will be paying an interest rate in 15 years of 100 billion shillings,” he said.
He argued that the issue demonstrated why the political battle should not simply be about who gets which government position.
“This is another reason why there is no excitement about which position anyone occupies,” Nyoro said.
With the 2027 General Election drawing closer, Nyoro's remarks signal a significant shift from his earlier political association with Ruto and position him as one of the emerging figures seeking to shape the opposition's next chapter.
His declaration that he is ready to become President, coupled with his claim that the People’s Party is attracting hundreds of aspirants, is likely to fuel fresh debate over the race for State House and the emerging political realignments ahead of 2027.
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