Raila fires back at Ruto over his public criticism of the Azimio demonstrations
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Raila responds to Ruto his allegations that the Azimio leader had long been misleading his supporters with demonstrations
Raila responds to Ruto his allegations that the Azimio leader had long been misleading his supporters with demonstrations.
On Saturday, March 25 while speaking to mourners in Bondo in Siaya County, Raila explained that he was not imprisoning his followers but rather was standing up for a just cause.
He stated that Ruto’s claims lacked merit and that he would not allow anyone to intimidate him into suspending his scheduled weekly rallies.
“Ruto cannot scare me. Can he really?” he posed. “I’m not a child that he can scold as he so wishes.”
“Ruto, therefore, doesn’t have any authority to lecture me on the demos,” Raila added.
The Azimio leader argued that he had valid reasons to spearhead the protests, in which he invited his supporters to participate.
He noted that his whistleblower’s assertions can only be challenged and disapproved by the scrutiny of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
As such, Raila asked Ruto to ensure that IEBC servers are opened for scrutiny by Azimio la Umoja experts and other independent bodies.
He added that weekly anti-government protests will continue until Kenya achieves electoral justice.
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Ruto had on Friday, March 24, while in Kisii County claimed that Raila had misled his followers out of government for years.
He called on the larger Nyanza people to back his government and avoid the much-hyped mass action.
However, on Saturday, March 5, he pleaded with Raila to call off the demonstrations and instead back his 2027 presidential ambitions.
“When will you ever campaign for me? Why are you holding protests against my government?” Let him return the favour and vote for me, I suffered a lot while supporting him.
“Instead of planning anti-government protests,you should prepare to vote for me,” Ruto pleaded.
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