Fresh and deeply disturbing details have emerged about a Kalenjin man who has openly vowed to k!ll as many Kikuyus as possible in 2027 if the community refuses to back President William Ruto’s re-election bid, and what makes it even more chilling is where this man works.
The Kikuyu community, which forms one of the largest and most decisive voting blocs in the country, has firmly distanced itself from Ruto and thrown its weight behind the united opposition led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
The community’s desertion of Ruto stems from two deeply felt grievances: his failure to honour the promises he made to them during the 2022 campaign trail, and his role in supervising the humiliating impeachment of Gachagua in October 2024. The bloc, currently estimated at over four million votes and projected to exceed six million by 2027, is a loss that Ruto simply cannot afford.
With 2027 closing in fast and the ground shifting beneath his feet, Ruto and his handlers have grown increasingly desperate, and that desperation is now manifesting in open threats against the Mount Kenya region.
On Friday, a Kalenjin man working in the office of Head of Public Service Felix Kosgei took to social media and posted a chilling message accompanied by images of arrows, warning the Kikuyu community that a repeat of the 2007 post-election violence awaits them if they refuse to vote for Ruto’s re-election.
The man, identified as Arap Saronei, wrote, “Lazima Ikuwe Tutam Kwa William Ama Tufanye Anniversary Ya 2007,” a statement that translates to a brazen threat of ethnic bloodshed.
The reference to 2007 is not one any Kenyan takes lightly. During the post-election violence that followed the disputed 2007 general election, over 1,100 Kenyans lost their lives, and more than half a million were displaced, with the Rift Valley, the political heartland of President Ruto, being the epicentre of the carnage.
The majority of those killed were Kikuyus who had supported the late former President Mwai Kibaki. Ruto and the Kalenjin community were at the time firmly in the corner of Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga, who they believed had won the election.
The violence that followed led to the indictment of six Kenyans by the International Criminal Court. The six were former President Uhuru Kenyatta, President Ruto, former Head of Public Service Ambassador Francis Muthaura, former Police Commissioner Hussein Ali, and Kalenjin radio presenter Joshua Sang. All six faced charges of crimes against humanity, but their cases eventually crumbled due to the mysterious killing and disappearance of key witnesses.
That a man employed in the office of one of the country’s most senior public servants is now openly making threats that echo that dark chapter is not just alarming; it is a direct provocation that demands an immediate and firm response from the authorities.
Below is a screenshot of what Arap Saronei, who works at Felix Kosgei’s office, posted on his social media page.
