The Kenya African National Union (KANU) has dismissed claims that its party leader Gideon Moi is backing President William Ruto’s government, describing the reports as false and deceptive.

In a statement issued on Thursday, KANU condemned the circulation of an old video clip that appears to show Moi supporting the current regime, saying the footage has been taken out of context and misused to mislead the public.

According to the party, the video was recorded in 2021, before Ruto assumed office and is now being weaponised as part of a government-led misinformation campaign aimed at boosting its public image.

"The clip in question, recorded during the funeral of the late Hosea Kiplagat in 2021, has been stripped of its proper context and paired with a distorted transcription to deliberately mislead the public," the party stated.

In a response, KANU accused the government of attempting to fabricate political alliances out of desperation.

"The calculated timing of this shallow and futile misinformation campaign to dupe the public is telling. It comes at a time when the government is rapidly losing public trust and grasping at anything, including fabricating alliances where none exist," the party added.

KANU insisted that Gideon Moi has not joined forces with Ruto and that any political decisions regarding alliances will be made through the party’s official structures.

"Fundamental decisions about political alliances are sanctioned through structured party processes, collectively by the leadership and membership of the party," KANU said.
"Until such a time the party leadership and membership make a determination on our next political course and affiliation, Gideon Moi stays put," it added.

The statement follows remarks by Martha Karua, the leader of the People’s Liberation Party, who said in a recent interview that she has been urging opposition chief Raila Odinga to withdraw support for Ruto’s administration.

“After Saba Saba, I called him again, this time to ask him a question. I asked him, as a person who has, throughout most of his life, fought for Kenyans, how his conscience sits with the continuous blood-letting by the Kenya Kwanza (KK) regime,” Karua told NTV on Wednesday, July 23.