Senior Adviser to President William Ruto’s Council of Economic Advisers, Moses Kuria, on Friday, May 2, 2025, broke his silence both in the public life and the social media spaces, where he has been a vocal commentator on the affairs of the country.
In what is a fleeting explanation of what many political commentators have termed a change of political tack and heralding a possible future shift of allegiance, the government adviser discloses that he is learning how Raila Odinga goes about his politics
The former Trade Cabinet Secretary, while referencing Raila’s prowess in politics, expressed the need for proper planning in the political arena.
“Nowadays you see, I don’t talk a lot. I only have my notebook as i sit with Baba. Im keenly learning and following his steps. I have learned many things. These issues need proper planning to succeed, and it is what I’m doing,” Kuria stated during his address on the burial of Francis Ngaru, the husband of Raila’s long-time friend, Mumbi Ngaru.
Kuria further challenged the political class with a message of tolerance and rejection of violence in politics.
“It is also a wake-up call for the political class to reject the use of the culture of violence as a political tool. We are paying for our own sins. When we have goons even attacking the church and heckling each other. Violence begets violence. I hope we all will come together and say no to the culture of violence as a tool of politics,” Kuria said in his parting shot.
A vocal figure in person and across the social circles, Kuria, has in the recent past elicited a storm of sorts as he went against the grain by criticising the government over a couple of issues.
Firstly was his stance on the government’s reactions over the furore that surrounded the brutality meted out against Butere Girls’ performance of the controversial Play ‘Echoes of War’.
Kuria also criticised politicians for dishing out teachers’ employment letters.
In a statement on April 22, 2025, Kuria stated that the trend where politicians traded employment letters could erode public trust in the education sector and the country as a whole.