Ruto responds to Raila’s demands
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Ruto responds to Raila's demands to lower the high cost of living in 14 days, failure to which he'll call for mass action
Ruto responds to Raila’s demands to lower the high cost of living in 14 days, failure to which he’ll call for mass action.
President William Ruto on Wednesday, February 22, told off Azimio Leader Raila Odinga over his 14-day ultimatum and mass action threats.
Ruto cautioned Raila against inciting violence in the nation while speaking at the Korogocho, Nairobi County, the launch of the Nairobi River Commission (NRC).
In a stern statement, the head of state insisted that nobody would be permitted to intimidate him or his government since Kenya is everyone’s to own.
“You will demonstrate until you get tired of it,” Ruto warned Raila while telling him to focus on the productive things in life.
“We are all equal before the law, and any attempt to cause chaos will be dealt with accordingly. Nobody, nobody, let me repeat, nobody will be allowed to intimate others in this country,” Ruto warned.
Ruto told Raila that his major goal was to make sure that less fortunate Kenyans were taken care of and that he had no time for those who were leading comfortable lives.
“My plan is to ensure that the living standards of ordinary Kenyans are improved, and they should know that we are busy building what they broke,” Ruto claimed.
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At a National Prayer Rally in Jeewanjee Gardens in Nairobi on Wednesday, February 22, Raila issued six demands to President Ruto, warning that he will take serious action should he fail to act.
The opposition chief warned the Kenya Kwanza government that he will lead countrywide mass action should President Ruto fail to take action.
“If demands are not heeded within 14 days, we shall lead Kenyans to mass action across the country to restore sanity,” Raila stated.
Among the demands, Raila asked Ruto to re-introduce food subsidies that must be restored to cushion Kenyans from the high cost of living.
He also asked Ruto to ensure that all children who had dropped out of school were brought back and immediately registered for their academic programmes in order to ensure 100 percent transition.
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