Ndindi Nyoro has disclosed that President William Ruto was urged by several leaders to reconsider his decision to remove him as chairperson of the National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee, with his colleagues warning that the move could worsen political tensions.
The People’s Party of Kenya leader said the intervention came after Ruto had already removed former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, prompting some leaders to question why he was also being pushed out of his parliamentary position.
Nyoro said the issue became part of conversations between Ruto and some of his allies, who tried to persuade the President against taking action against him.
“Some colleagues were fighting, telling him, you just removed Gachagua; you are now removing Ndindi,” he said on Wednesday at JKL show.
According to Nyoro, the leaders who spoke to Ruto later shared with him the President’s response to their attempts to change his mind.
“They used to report to me that he could tell them, ‘Huyo kijana ni kiburi kwa sababu haendi kubembeleza,’” Nyoro said.
The remark loosely translates to: “That young man is arrogant because he does not come to plead.”
Nyoro said his relationship with Ruto did not immediately end after the disagreement, as he continued to hold meetings with the President while serving as Budget and Appropriations Committee chair.
“We continued to have meetings because I was still budget chair for a few months,” he said.
He also revealed that his final direct conversation with Ruto was linked to his decision not to take part in the impeachment proceedings.
“The last conversation we ever had with the President was the sitting on me not participating in the impeachment,” Nyoro said.
The Kiharu MP said he last spoke directly with Ruto in 2025.
“The last time I talked to Ruto must have been in 2025,” he said.
Nyoro has since shifted from being a close political ally of the President to becoming one of his outspoken critics.
In his latest criticism of the administration, he questioned how anyone who understands Ruto’s leadership could continue supporting him while claiming to have Kenya’s interests at heart.
“You cannot love Kenya and support William Ruto unless you don’t know him. If you know him, you cannot support him and at the same time love Kenya,” Nyoro said.
He also raised concerns about corruption among political leaders, saying he wanted to see a different approach to leadership where those entrusted with public office were more focused on serving Kenyans than accumulating wealth.
“I wish we could have much less corruption in Kenya, and I wish the people who continue to lead Kenya will not have an ambition to be wealthier than the ones they are replacing,” he said.
Nyoro’s remarks come as political alliances take shape ahead of the 2027 General Election, with the Kiharu MP positioning himself as a key opposition figure.