“I don’t know who Ruto is anymore,” Julius Malema

South Africa opposition leader, Julius Malema calls out President William Ruto over unfulfilled election pledges. 

Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) party in South Africa, has criticized President William Ruto for not keeping his promises made during the electioneering period.

Speaking on Thursday at Lukenya University for the opening of the Pan African Institute, Malema said he had lost his identity in Ruto because of his shift from his pre-election views.

He specifically mentioned Ruto’s pledge to de-dollarize, which he has been advocating for among his African colleagues.

Notably, after Ruto emerged victorious in the 2022 election, Malema was one of the opposition leaders in Africa to declare his backing for President Ruto.

“President William Ruto said many things and I cannot locate him these days because the things he said during the election campaigns are not what he is doing. They are different things,” he stated.

“He said that we need to do away with the dollar and build our own currency but his actions are not speaking anything to doing away with the dollar.”

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In addition, Malema took issue with Ruto’s government’s treatment of King Charles III and Queen Camila during their State visit last week.

Malema contends that more ought to have been done by the Kenyan government to force the King to express regret to Kenyans for the horrors carried out by British officials during the colonial era. 

“We have a duty to stay true to the course. We have a duty to remind the King and Britain of what they did to us,” he added.

“Indeed he (the King) shows no remorse. He says that it should have never happened and falls short of I apologize and I am sorry. He thinks his reign makes him more superior.”

Malema called on Ruto to stand firm and protect the interests of the African continent while advancing Kenya’s foreign policy.

“The Kenyan government must decide whether they want to pan-Africans or whether they want to be pro-colonialist. You cannot have it both ways,” Malema noted.

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