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Opposition DNA Demands Ruto's Exit, Slams Government Failures at HQ Launch.

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA),  Party Leader Godfrey Kanoti and Secretary General Dr. Barrack Muluka.

  Nairobi, Kenya, July 17, 2025.

 The Democratic National Alliance (DNA), led by Party Leader Godfrey Kanoti and Secretary General Dr. Barrack Muluka, launched a blistering attack on the Kenya Kwanza-ODM government during the unveiling of its new Nairobi headquarters. Speaking at the newly relocated national office in Karen, the opposition party demanded President William Ruto retire at the end of his first term and condemned systemic government failures across critical sectors. Kanoti announced the headquarters' move from Mombasa, emphasizing improved engagement with electoral bodies like the IEBC and ORPP, while thanking former Registrar Ann Nderitu for past support and urging the new IEBC commissioners to restore public trust ahead of crucial elections.

The DNA leadership delivered a scathing indictment of the Ruto-Odinga administration. Kanoti accused the government of "draconian state intolerance," citing deaths, abductions, and disappearances, and condemned its reputation for "oppression, repression, corruption, opulence and impunity." Muluka denounced the "arrogant devaluation of human life" and the regime's use of "guns and goons" to suppress dissent, labeling it a "deaf administration." The party formally joined calls for President Ruto not to seek re-election, with Kanoti warning that his "recklessness and ruthlessness" in a first term would destroy Kenya if granted a second, and Muluka urging Ruto to "admit failure" and prepare for a peaceful 2027 exit. They issued a stark warning against any attempt to "steal the 2027 election for Ruto."

Turning to policy failures, Muluka branded the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) a "big flop" and a "terrible mistake" understood by neither educators nor institutions, while Kanoti decried political interference crippling public universities like Nairobi and Moi. The health sector was described as collapsing despite government boasts about registrations, leading to daily deaths, prompting DNA's demand to restore the previous functional system. The affordable housing programme was labeled a "shameless rip-off," criticized for punitive taxation, opaque contracting, and mysterious ownership, with the party demanding its immediate halt. Kanoti and Muluka further cited the soaring cost of living, pervasive insecurity, normalized state violence, and rampant corruption as the visible "tip of the ugly iceberg" of the administration's broader failures.

Beyond the critiques, Kanoti expressed concern about the divisive "Cousins Ideology" emerging within some opposition circles, urging unity for a democratic future. Muluka outlined DNA's vision to restore Kenya to "factory settings" by ending theft and ineptitude, upholding the 2010 Constitution, and ensuring corrupt individuals "big and small" face justice, emphasizing core values of justice, equity, and prosperity. The party announced nationwide mobilization plans and issued a rallying call to "progressive Kenyan youth" to join DNA and prepare to run for office in the 2027 elections and upcoming by-elections. "DNA is your true party," Kanoti declared, "Here you can look forward to running for office, and to becoming a part of the changed Kenya that we want." The statement concluded with the signature DNA cry: "Long live liberty, equity, human rights and prosperity. Long live DNA, long live Kenya. Your voice is your power!"

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