{"id":7311,"date":"2026-06-06T13:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T13:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=7311"},"modified":"2026-06-06T13:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T13:41:47","slug":"tmg-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/tmg-44\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto Faces Growing Criticism From Within UDA Ranks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">BY MARK MABUSI<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ruto.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"President William Ruto in a past event. Photo\/Courtesy\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ruto.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ruto-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ruto-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ruto-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ruto-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong><kbd>President William Ruto is facing criticism from leaders within his own United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, highlighting tensions over key government decisions. Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika and Laikipia West MP Wachira Karani voiced concerns about the government's response to public protests and the proposed Ebola treatment centre in Laikipia County.<\/kbd><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kihika condemned violence during demonstrations, stating it disrupts emergency responses, and criticized leaders who politicize tragedies for personal gain. She lamented the moral decline in society, pointing out that some leaders were turning tragedies into opportunities rather than showing compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karani defended the constitutional right to peaceful assembly and opposed the Ebola centre, claiming residents had not been adequately consulted. He emphasized the need for the government to consider local concerns before proceeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While most UDA members support Ruto\u2019s leadership, these public disagreements suggest emerging internal debates as the country approaches the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY MARK MABUSI President William Ruto is facing criticism from leaders within his own United Democratic Alliance (UDA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ruto Faces Growing Criticism From Within UDA Ranks - Tandao Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President William Ruto is facing criticism from leaders within his own United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, highlighting tensions over key government decisions. 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