William Ruto while in Mt Kenya East boasted that President Uhuru Kenyatta had no powers to fire him from his position, and also continued to insult the region’s governors.
Speaking to journalists at Alba Hotel in Meru County on the second day of his tour of Mt Kenya East on, Ruto said the only the Kenyan electorate can kick him out as the country’s second-in-command.
The DP called on President Uhuru to welcome his continued criticism of the government, saying it was part of oversight.
“I will never resign and nobody can sack me because he [President Uhuru] is not the one who gave me this work but Kenyans, and these are the only people who can send me home or else I can resign at my own pleasure,” said Ruto.
He added that;
“Same people who elected Uhuru are the same people who elected me, because they had a lot of trust in us, but this strong foundation and relationship was killed in the second term of power when confusion was brought in by ODM leader Raila Odinga. I will not leave office at anybody’s pleasure.”
Ruto’s blunt attack on President Uhuru came after he insulted Meru governor Kiraitu Murungi for supporting Raila Odinga.
The DP called Murungi stupid and said he was forcing Meru people to support the former Prime Minister.
On Wednesday November 17th, Ruto continued his tirade of insults when he took shots at Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki while campaigning in the county.
Ruto and his brigade vilified the Tharaka Nithi governor asking residents to vote him out come 2022 general election.
The DP’s continued attacks on President Uhuru and Mt Kenya governors rattled local leaders who have since responded angrily.
Local Mt Kenya leaders warned their constituents not to entertain Ruto’s remarks as they are demeaning to the populace too.
“The attacks have laid bare the DP’s contempt for our region, our leaders and our people,” said the Mt Kenya MPs caucus.
They chided the DP for describing President Uhuru as a tapeli (con), humiliating Muranga Senator Irungu Kangata for contributing “too little” in a harambee, belittling Kiambu Governor James Nyoro and aiming “text book” insults against Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi.
“The DP has decided that anybody from Mt Kenya who does not support him politically, does not deserve respect and should be insulted in the most callous manner,” a statement by the Mt Kenya Jubilee party caucus.
The Meru Young Professionals also raised their reservations about Ruto’s remarks asking him to apologize for insulting governor Kiraitu Murungi and Agriculture CS Peter Munya during his tour of Meru.
“We can reimburse the Ksh2 million you gave so that you respect our community… Have you ever heard of any Meru elder or leader abusing a Kalenjin elder in front of women and children?” they posed in a statement signed by association chairman Francis Gitobu.
Speaking on Citizen TV on Wednesday night, Meru governor Kiraitu Murungi responded to Ruto for calling him stupid.
“I can’t have gone to Harvard Law School if I was foolish,” said governor Murungi.
“I can’t have gone to Harvard Law School if I was foolish,” Governor Kiraitu Murungi asks DP Ruto to compete with decency pic.twitter.com/oXo1jXjE1c
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) November 17, 2021
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