President Ruto in a sly dig slams DP Gachagua
Ruto denounces ethnic politics in a sly dig aimed at DP Gachagua over his Mt Kenya unity push
Ruto denounces ethnic politics in a sly dig aimed at DP Gachagua over his Mt Kenya unity push.
President William Ruto on Sunday took a swipe at politicians he argued were pushing ethnicity hence dividing the country.
Speaking during a church service in Bungoma County, the Head of State, albeit indirectly, is believed to have aimed at his deputy Rigathi Gachagua who in recent months was embroiled in kingpin talk arguing that plans were in motion to divide Mt Kenya leaders.
During his speech, the President noted that ethnic politics would not succeed indicating that it was parochial.
“I want to promise Kenyans that those who want to divide us will fail and they will fail miserably. Those who want to preach to us ethnic, parochial and regional politics will not succeed in this country because this is a country that trusts in God and all of us are children of the same God,” he stated.
“So everyone of those of us who have the privilege to be leaders in Kenya at whatever level must understand and appreciate that we are leaders for the people of Kenya and I also promise that I will work for all the people of Kenya without discrimination.”
The Head of State, as a result, promised to uphold the nation’s unity, pointing to his newfound alliance with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as an example.
“I want to promise Kenyans that I will do whatever it takes to make sure that this country is united and that no part of Kenya is left behind as we match in to the future as a people. It is our collective responsibility as leaders to walk in that manner,” he stated.
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“God designed this country in a way that all of us can belong. Nobody should worry about the unity of Kenya in fact if there is any worry it is not the unity of Kenya it is the disunity if at all.”
In May this year, the deputy president claimed that there was a plot in the political circles to divide Mt Kenya.
He argued that a number of leaders were being used to sow disunity in the region and therefore make it less powerful.
At the same time, he apologised to former President Uhuru noting that opposing him in 2022 ahead of the General Election was ill-advised.
“I am not too clever, and neither am I a fool, there is something I know and when I look keenly, wake up early and look, I see darkness, I see someone plotting against us, and our children being used to divide us,” he stated.
“Parents, these are our children, talk to them. Tell them to be wary because the enemy of the Kikuyu, is a Kikuyu. Let us be careful, love one another. Everywhere else, you do not find people being incited to fight one another, it is only in this region.”
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