Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Delivery and Government efficiency Eliud Owalo has resigned from the President William Ruto administration. According to Owalo, his resignation followed his public declaration of running for the president position in the 2027 general elections. "Following my declaration earlier today that I intend to run for the Presidency of the Republic of Kenya in the year 2027, my position as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Delivery and Government Efficiency is no longer Tenable. Before serving in the office of the president as Deputy Chief of Staff, Owalo had served as Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy from 2022 to 2024. Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo dismissed Owalo’s presidential declaration as unrealistic, terming it as “hot air,” a “wild goose chase,” and a “fool’s errand.”
