A Nakuru-based sculptor who traveled for five days pushing a wheelbarrow to Nairobi so as to give DP William Ruto a statue of his image is yet to deliver his gift.
According to a local website, Silas Wanjeru arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday May 24, and by Sunday May 29, he was still camping at Karen.Â
The Ruto-die hard supporter was denied access to Ruto’s Karen residence by the tight security manning the home.
Wanjeru was informed that he would be given access once the second in command gives his security the order.
“I was stopped at the gate but that is normal because of security officers unless an order comes down. I am focused on peace as an ambassador of William Ruto from Nakuru. As an artist, I would like the DP to value my art and if he can support me so that I can help other Kenyans who have the dream to eradicate poverty. I would like the DP to hold my hand as an artist because we have shown our talents,” he told reporters.
The artist claims that DP Ruto’s office will organize a meeting with him once Ruto is back in the city. Ruto has been on a campaign trail in various parts of the country and is currently in Embu
“The (team from Ruto) has already come up and told me that immediately he arrives in Nairobi, they would prepare a way forward for me. It was a call from the DP’s office. They have seen me and I have spent days here,” Wanjeru said.
He has been forced to deal with harsh conditions such as lack of shelter and improper meals as he patiently waits for Ruto.
“Surviving has been a challenge because of the weather and maintaining the security for the sculpture of the DP because I am just an ordinary Kenyan. I have been supported by supporters of William Ruto as well as well-wishers from the surrounding who give me lunch and breakfast. I have the morale to wait for him, Wanjeru said
In 2019, Wanjeru also sculpted an image of president Uhuru Kenyatta, a gift that the head of state gladly received and rewarded him in return.
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