{"id":3894,"date":"2025-05-29T18:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2025-05-29T18:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:51:02","slug":"machakos-governor-wavinya-ndeti-ignites-tseikuru-declaration-kalonzo-must-rise-ukambani-will-stand-guard-as-he-now-traverses-countrywide-to-seek-support-for-his-2027-presidential-bid-where-kalonzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/machakos-governor-wavinya-ndeti-ignites-tseikuru-declaration-kalonzo-must-rise-ukambani-will-stand-guard-as-he-now-traverses-countrywide-to-seek-support-for-his-2027-presidential-bid-where-kalonzo\/","title":{"rendered":"Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti Ignites Tseikuru Declaration: Kalonzo Must Rise, Ukambani Will Stand Guard, as He Now Traverses Countrywide to Seek Support for His 2027 Presidential Bid Where Kalonzo Must Win."},"content":{"rendered":"

Through a politically charged address that has reignited the national conversation around Kalonzo Musyoka\u2019s presidential ambitions, Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti on today delivered a bold and calculated message at the “Tseikuru Declaration” held at Kalonzo’s ancestral home. With the symbolic backdrop of Tseikuru anchoring her rallying cry, Wavinya declared that the 2027 race is no longer a waiting game for Kalonzo\u2014it is a battlefield he must now enter with full force. \u201cThe time for regional comfort is over. Kalonzo must rise and traverse the nation. We, the Wiper battalion in Ukambani, will protect the base,\u201d she declared, positioning herself and other Wiper leaders as political sentinels guarding Kalonzo\u2019s home turf while he forges a national path.<\/p>\n

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The Tseikuru Declaration was not only a coronation of Kalonzo’s long-delayed bid for State House, but also a reconfiguration of political alliances. Wavinya used the platform to send a conciliatory yet strategic message to the Mt. Kenya region, lauding former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for recognizing Ukambani\u2019s support during his impeachment saga. She credited Wiper MPs for their loyalty\u2014excluding Patrick Makau (Mavoko) and Charles Nguna (Mwingi West), who defied party leader Kalonzo’s call to vote ‘No’. Wavinya didn’t mince words, publicly apologizing on behalf of the two dissenters while signaling to the Gikuyu political establishment that Ukambani still values its historical alliances. \u201cThe Gikuyu nation and the Kamba nation shall walk hand in hand\u2014through storms and sunshine,\u201d she stated, drawing a sharp political contrast with the divisive rhetoric often witnessed in high-stakes national debates.<\/p>\n

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Governor Wavinya\u2019s growing political influence was unmistakable. With her unyielding support for Kalonzo and her aggressive posture on party discipline, she is increasingly being viewed not just as a regional governor but as a rising national figure with presidential potential. Analysts suggest that her commanding presence and strategic instincts make her one of the few female leaders seriously positioned for a 2032 run. For now, however, Wavinya has made one thing clear: she is Kalonzo\u2019s most formidable general, Ukambani is fortified, and 2027 is no longer a distant goal\u2014it is a live campaign, and the battle has begun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Through a politically charged address that has reignited the national conversation around Kalonzo Musyoka\u2019s presidential ambitions, Machakos Governor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-governance","category-newsbeat"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/News-updates-38.png",1587,2245,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/News-updates-38-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/News-updates-38-212x300.png",212,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/News-updates-38-768x1086.png",640,905,true],"large":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/News-updates-38-724x1024.png",640,905,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/News-updates-38-1086x1536.png",1086,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/News-updates-38-1448x2048.png",1448,2048,true],"morenews-featured":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/News-updates-38-1024x1449.png",1024,1449,true],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/News-updates-38-825x575.png",825,575,true],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/News-updates-38-590x410.png",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Kambaland Times","author_link":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/author\/kituitimes\/"},"category_info":"Governance<\/a> Newsbeat<\/a>","tag_info":"Newsbeat","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3903,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3894\/revisions\/3903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}