Ruto settles bad blood with Atwoli as he pleads for forgiveness
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Ruto settles bad blood with Francis Atwoli as he pleads for forgiveness; "I wronged you, forgive me"
Ruto settles bad blood with Francis Atwoli as he pleads for forgiveness; “I wronged you, forgive me”
President William Ruto appealed for forgiveness from Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) boss Francis Atwoli over his past acts.
Speaking during an event in Kakamega county on Thursday, December 8, the Head of State recognized that his conflicts with the trade unionist extended back to his youthful days.
Ruto also recalled occasions when he wronged Atwoli by disrespecting him, despite being an elder.
In order to unite the nation and transform the economy, he argued that he intended to bring together everyone with whom he disagreed during the elections on August 9.
Ruto pleads with Atwoli for forgiveness
“Atwoli had told people to cut trees and other things, and I know that as a young man, I disrespected him. Forgive me. For everyone that I have wronged, forgive me.
“Please. Let us come and work together. When it comes to politics, we all have to unite. There is no more competition among us,” the President stated.
On his part, Atwoli stated that his disagreements with Ruto began during the 2013 elections.
The COTU boss divulged that he helped Ruto form his first party – the United Republican Party (URP) but differed afterwards.
“We clashed a little bit in the past because when he started his URP party with former Mumias East lawmaker Benjamin Washiali, I was the first person to urge people in this region to join Ruto,” he stated.
Even though he said it would be tough for Ruto to lose in the 2027 elections, Atwoli noted that he made the decision to leave Azimio la Umoja because it was in the best interests of the workers and the Western Kenya region.
The trade unionist further hinted that one of the first supporters of Ruto to contact him in an effort to bring the two together was Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale.
“I was considered to be in the deep state with my brother David Murathe, but he (Ruto) walked all over us as a machine in the shamba.
“If I go to Tanzania and I am asked about Ruto’s administration. Do you want me to say that I am in Azimio and waiting to form the government? ” he wondered.
Ruto was in Kakamega for his official tour of the region since his inauguration and was accompanied by Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi.
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