Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has dismissed reports of joining president-elect William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza alliance.
Speaking during a burial ceremony at Mukalala Primary School in Yatta, Machakos county yesterday, Kalonzo said that if that was to happen then it would be in the open glare of the public and would have been ratified by the Wiper party as well as Azimio One Kenya Alliance.
“A lot of people yesterday posted on social media that I went to see William Ruto. Ruto came to see me when I lost my father in 2018. (Kuna wengine walikuwa wanaweka kwa mitandao jana wakisema ati Kalonzo amekutana na William Ruto. Jameni, Ruto alikuja kuniona wakati nilipoteza baba yangu mzazi 2018),” he explained.
“If I want to meet him, I will do it openly after meeting with Azimio and Wiper members. (Mimi si mtu wa kichinichini. Nikitaka kukutana na Ruto nitakutana na yeye wazi baada ya kufanya mazungumzo na chama chetu cha Wiper na Azimio-OKA).”
He congratulated Ruto stating that they respect him.
Despite faulting the Supreme Court ruling, he said the Azimio fold had agreed to respect it and called upon their supporters to do the same.
“I congratulate the president-elect, who will become President on Tuesday, William Ruto. We respect him…we did not agree with the verdict of the Supreme Court but we are bound by it. This is what a nation is…we will swallow all the bitterness because of our country, knowing that God is with us,” he said.
The former Vice President said that he and the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya team had resolved to remain in the opposition and oversee government functions to ensure accountability.
He referred to promises Azimio chief Raila Odinga had made to the area residents such as reviving the Yatta Dam project, saying the opposition would put the government in check to ensure their needs are catered for.