By Bonface Mulyungi
Former CS and President William Ruto’s senior economic advisor, Moses Kuria, has announced his bid to vie for the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) secretary general position ahead of the party’s 2026 National Delegates Congress (NDC).
Taking to his official X account on Sunday, February 22, 2026, the current Chama cha Kazi (CCK) party leader, who recently shifted his allegiance to UDA, shared a campaign poster declaring his bid for the position that is currently being held by EALA MP and former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar.
This move comes weeks after Kuria sparked political debate when he registered as an aspirant to contest for the Gatundu South parliamentary seat on the UDA ticket ahead of the 2027 General Election.
“Hon Moses Kuria, National Delegates Congress 2026, Secretary General. Akili pekee,” the poster, made using UDA colours and logo, reads.
The development raised eyebrows across the political divide, given that Kuria is the founder and current leader of CCK, a party that has previously fielded candidates under its own banner, with the most recent being the November 27, 2025, Mbeere North parliamentary by-election.
Kuria would then later thrust himself further into the national political spotlight after he attended the UDA aspirants’ meeting at State House.
The Wednesday, February 4, 2026, State House meeting brought together UDA aspirants from across the country, reinforcing President William Ruto’s influence over the party’s early succession and nomination dynamics.
Kuria’s Gatundu South move represents a notable shift from his earlier expressed interest in a Nairobi gubernatorial race, even as he ditches his party for UDA.
“My party has made my work hard and pulled me down politically because of doing politics alone. I have tried selling the party and fielding candidates, but I have been labelled Ruto’s mole, and therefore, I have decided to join UDA,” he said in a viral X video.
Kuria defended his move to contest for the Gatundu South seat, saying the position is powerful to tighten his political vet ahead of his future ambitions.
“I have seen all the things I have been an MP for 10 years. I have been a cabinet minister and later an advisor. So I have tasted different buffets, and even as I get back to Gatundu, I know that Parliament is very important. I want 5 years to traverse the country as an MP so that afterwards I will inform you of my next position,” he explained.
