Ruto belittles President Kenyatta’s support for Raila, terms it inconsequential

Deputy President William Ruto has disregarded President Uhuru Kenyatta’s move to support opposition leader and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party boss Raila Odinga stating that it does not make him (Kenyatta) his competitor.

He observed that President’s decision is inconsequential.

Speaking in Kitui yesterday, the DP asked Odinga to stop hiding behind Uhuru and face him

Ruto said Kenyans have the capacity to distinguish Uhuru from Raila, noting that the only thing that will sell the Azimio La Umoja candidate was an alternative agenda.

“Do not hide behind the President. Let us all come with our agenda and track records and leave it to Kenyans to decide,” Ruto said.

He added that Kenya Kwanza team has presented Kenyans with its development agenda for consideration, noting that they are the ones with the final say on the choice of the country’s leadership.

This comes after the President tore down his Deputy’s popularity in Mount Kenya, accusing him of corruption, dishonesty and dishing out stolen wealth.

In his hard-hitting address delivered in Gikuyu at Sagana the President painted Ruto as dishonest, criticized the performance of dockets under his oversight, such as Agriculture, as part of a power-sharing pact, and chastised him for early campaigns that have rattled his administration in the second term.

“The person I will hand power to and you all know him and you have been mentioning his name, will inherit a 13 trillion economy from me yet I inherited a 5 trillion economy from Kibaki. Then someone out there says I have done nothing. I cannot risk handing over to someone who will not take care of this economy and I am saying it here without fear. I will hand over to that person, the one that you all know,” Kenyatta said.