“Don’t come and tell us that it was not Ksh.20 billion, it is only Ksh.7 billion… Who are you tell us… How did you know?”
Those were the words Opposition leader Raila Odinga used on Wednesday, March 6 as he told off Deputy President William Ruto and his allies over their stand on the Ksh.21 billion Arror and Kimwarer dams scandal.
And on Thursday as the DP went to officially close the Devolution Conference, he had a response for Mr. Odinga’s questions, which he (Ruto) described as “legitimate.”
“Yesterday the former PM asked legitimate questions about the dams and what my interest is in the dams and why I know all the figures in these dams. It a legitimate and important question,” said Ruto.
He went ahead to claim that he has “a major interest” in the dams since he is the deputy president and the dams are a key government project, hence, it is his duty to keenly follow the implementation of the government’s agenda and be privy of the details including the amounts spent.
“As deputy president I have an interest in the construction of the dams; a major interest. This is because with President Uhuru Kenyatta we put 57 dams to be constructed over the next 5 years in the manifesto of the Jubilee Party.