Ruto fires direct warning to Uhuru over association with Raila
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Ruto fires direct warning to Uhuru Kenyatta for allegedly funding Azimio protests led by Raila Odinga
Ruto fires direct warning to Uhuru Kenyatta for allegedly funding Azimio protests led by Raila Odinga.
President William Ruto has sent an open warning to his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta over his alleged continuous association with opposition chief Raila Odinga.
Speaking in Mai Mahiu, Nakuru County, on Friday, President Ruto said that Uhuru had been secretly sponsoring Odinga’s ongoing anti-government demonstrations, which have recently grown violent and resulted in multiple fatalities.
Ruto further vowed to conclusively deal with Odinga politically, once and for all, and ensure that he firmly retires to his home in Bondo.
He went ahead to add that, should former President Kenyatta fail to cease funding Odinga’s protests, then he will presumably also be swept away by the government’s wave and retired as well in the process.
“Nataka nimwambie rafiki yangu Uhuru, ata wewe wachana na huyu mzee (Odinga), wacha kumpatia pesa ya kununua watu wa Mungiki wachome Nairobi. Wewe umekuwa rais, kuwa mungwana, tulikuunga mkono wakati ulikuwa rais wetu, uliunga mtu wa kitendawili mkono tukamwangusha, wachana na yeye,” he said.
“Usipowachana na yeye, ata wewe tutakusafirisha na huyo kitendawili wako. Uhuru Kenyatta tulimsaidia akiwa Rais, sasa anapanga kuchoma Nairobi, imemkosea nini?”
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The President warned that, while staging a protest is any citizen’s right as enshrined in the Constitution, the full weight of the country’s security apparatus and legal system will be thrust upon Odinga if any more bloodshed is witnessed in the process.
Ruto’s warning announced that it has stepped up anti-Ruto protests to three days next week from July 19 due to public demand.
In a statement, Azimio called upon its supporters to step up the pressure against President William Ruto’s government.
The coalition claimed that they have received “overwhelming requests from all sectors of the Kenyan Public for the need to intensify these demonstrations”.
“The Coalition hereby wishes to announce a revision of the calendar. Going forward, the peaceful protests will now be held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday next week, in line with requests from the public to include three days of activity,” read part of the statement.
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