Deputy President William Ruto has today escalated his attacks directed to his boss President Uhuru Kenyatta and Azimio La Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga implying they don’t understand the plight of the common man.
He branded them as privileged and have never missed a meal and have never sought for a job or employment opportunity and have no clue what poverty is.
“I want to tell you, those handshake brothers have never sought job opportunities, and they have never gone to bed without food. The handshake brothers don’t understand what poverty is. That’s why when we say we should create jobs for the youths, they prioritise amendment of the Constitution” (“Mimi nataka niwaambie, wale handshake brothers’ hawajawahi kutafuta kazi hata siku moja. Hawajawahi kulala njaa siku moja. Wale handshake brothers hawaelewei umaskini ni nini. Ndio maana tukisema tupangie kazi vijana hawaelewi, wanasema tubadilishe katiba kwanza.)” said Ruto.
He spoke today while leading a brigade of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party leaders to popularize his presidential bid in Nairobi a day after the party endorsed him to run for the top seat on August 9 Gneral Elections.
At the same time, the DP told the government not to use the sexual assault incident against a UN staffer along Wangari Maathai Road incident to criminalise the boda boda operation in the country.
Instead, he noted that the government should also move with speed to arrest the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) scandal beneficiaries, just as they handled the sexual assault case.
He was accompanied by a number of leaders including Nairobi Senator Johnston Sakaja, Nominated Senator Millicent Omanga, Starehe MP Charle Jaguar, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro among others.
“Those who assaulted a woman here at Forest Road are like the people who stole Kemsa’s money. Just like the Forest Road suspects, they should be arrested as well.” (“Wale walifanya kitendo ya kinyama hapa Forest Road kwa wamama ni sawa sawa na wale waliiba pesa ya Kemsa. Kaa Yule anayetafutwa hapa, pia wale wa Kemsa scandal mao wafungwe,”) Ruto said.
“We must elect the leaders who understand the problems of Kenyans, not the children of the privileged.”
The DP defended the boda boda riders saying that his government will ensure that they access loans to support their businesses.