Ruto was paid to support Pres Uhuru in 2013, Raphael Tuju Claims
Raphael Tuju Claims DP Ruto was paid to support President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2013, saying he can prove it in court.
Azimio Presidential Secretariat Executive Director, Raphael Tuju claims that President Uhuru Kenyatta was forced to part with a huge chunk of money to get support of the Deputy President William Ruto in 2013.
Speaking during an interview on Inooro FM, on 27, July, Tuju stated that DP Ruto issued demands that Uhuru had to meet prior before supporting him.
Tuju who is the former secretary general of the ruling Jubilee party also releaved that Ruto had made similar demands to ODM leader at that time but Mr. Odinga, could not meet them.
“The DP before joining Uhuru had tried the same number on ODM. It’s only that ODM could not raise the money. For him, everything is about money and that is why he is deluded that everyone can be bought with money,” Tuju stated.
Tuju said he can testify the allegations against Ruto before a court of law.
“Let the people of Mount Kenya not think that Ruto supported Uhuru willingly in the first place, this is a person of blackmail. He was paid. I can confirm before a court of law how it went. He came with conditions that had to be met in order for him to back Uhuru. To him, politics is a business,” he said.
Tuju stated that it was why Uhuru gave the DP a 50% share of cabinet slots.
“That is why when he was making appointments in the cabinets and parastatals, he had to be given a 50% share which he then gave to his people and his friends,” he added.
The Azimio Executive Director added that Ruto was looking out for his own interests and his assurances and guarantees to the Mt Kenya region would not be actualized.
“Trying to blackmail Mount Kenya people that he supported them is false. He was paid and this is someone you cannot trust with the Treasury and the Central Bank,” he remarked.
“What’s important in this election is the issue of character, what kind of person is William Ruto and his running mate Rigathi Gachagua? Or Raila Odinga and Martha Karua?” Tuju posed.
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