NAIROBI, Kenya – Presidential aspirant Reuben Kigame has made his intention for the country’s top seat known ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Appearing on Citizen TV on the evening of Wednesday, September 3, 2025, Kigame maintained that he has what it takes to move the country to the next level.
According to Kigame, his visual impairment should not be a cause for concern as he is qualified for the job.
“If sight could fix the problems of Kenya, we’ve had five seeing presidents, and we still have problems. In fact, haya macho yanaweza kuwa ndio shida, you people see too much. Whatever you see you want, whether it’s land, somebody’s wife, or money,” said Kigame.
The gospel singer-turned politician suggested that the time had come to have vision and not mere sight.
“In fact, I hope I can be able to prove to the world what Shakespeare wrote, that a man may see how this world goes without eyes. I think Kenya is ripe for a blind president, and it may happen only once anyway, and then you can go back to your seeing presidents,” said Kigame.
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Kigame, who unsuccessfully vied for the presidency in the 2022 elections, maintained that should he fail in his first year in office, he would resign.
“I am one of those presidents who would be happy if told, Kigame must go. If I fail, and you prove to me that I have failed, I will be happy to resign. In Kenya, people never resign even if they are caught, unlike in other countries where people are shot and killed for stealing, robbing the state. Here, you celebrate and promote them,” stated Kigame.
At the same time, Kigame disclosed that he would finance his campaign through Kenyans’ contributions.
“I have friends who are helping me, and I hope that they continue to do that. I do believe that citizens anywhere, not just in Kenya, can fund a presidential candidate. And it doesn’t stop when Kigame says he wants to be president. We have a paybill, and I do believe that Kenyans can support me,” added Kigame.
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He also said that he will raise his campaign funds from his songs.
“I use the little income I get from my music to do some of the things I do, and I can tell you it is not easy, but the question is, how come I have come this far without looking for the so-called rogue money? People think that to raise campaign money, you have to do drugs, lie, steal, and get people with questionable records to fund your campaigns,” said Kigame.
He, however, said that he doesn’t want that kind of money if he knows that the source is wrong.
“So, I want to challenge Kenyans to put money into an alternative candidate; it happened with Obama in the U.S., and it can also happen here,” Kigame further said.
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