Ruto throws jabs at Uhuru and Raila as he opens the parliament
Ruto throws jabs at Uhuru and Raila as he opens he officially opened the 13th Parliament, “opposition candidate won the presidency, govt’s became the opposition.”
President William Ruto threw light jabs at his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta and Azimio leader Raila Odinga when he officially opened the 13th Parliament.
Addressing a joint Parliament sitting on Thursday, September 29, President Ruto chided Uhuru and Raila, making an analogy of the bottom-up model.
He recounted how he, the then sitting deputy president became an opposition candidate and later won the presidency.
President William Ruto has hailed the country’s democracy saying it has come of age following his election as the 5th President.
“In summary, and this, by the way, only happens in Kenya. The sitting Deputy President became the candidate of the opposition and the leader of the opposition became the candidate of government.
“As things would be, the opposition candidate won the election and became president, and the president became the leader of the opposition party. That is the beauty of our democracy,” Ruto stated.
Ruto defeated his closet challenger Raila Odinga who enjoyed the backing of the incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta with whom he fell out over political and administrative differences.
Nonetheless, in his speech during the opening of the 13th parliament, Ruto reiterated that he would work for all Kenyans.
“We are committed to serving all Kenyans in all wards of each constituency and all counties in every region throughout Kenya. After all, we all serve the same boss, the people and their sovereign interests are our operating principle and purpose,” he noted.
The president also reiterated the financial situation of the country was not pleasing and highlighted his agenda to bring the country back to its feet.
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