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Kikuyu elders tell Ruto to retire with Uhuru in 2022
Deputy President William Ruto, (Courtesy)
NAIROBI—The Kikuyu Council of Elders now want Deputy President William Ruto to retire together with Uhuru Kenyatta when his term comes to an end in the year 2022.
Peter Munga, the council’s national Secretary General said Ruto is part and parcel of the current presidency and should therefore prepare to leave with the Uhuru’s administration.
“As a Council we are very serious that he [Ruto] has to pack with Uhuru. If Uhuru has to leave in 2022, the deputy should follow suit,” he said.
Coming at a time glaring divisions have begun to show between supporters of President Kenyatta and Mr Ruto, the development has attracted much interest with some analysts convinced that URP TNA marriage might ending with a divorce.
Reports say some of Ruto’s allies have visited the Registrar of political parties Lucy Ndung’u in a move to register a new political vehicle.
The MPs linked to the party include Cornelly Serem (Aldai), Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, Oscar Sudi (Kapsaret) and Caleb Kositany (Soi) among others.
Munga said Ruto should be satisfied with his 10-year tenure as DP because he has always been vowing to give his best advice to his boss [Uhuru].
“If he has given his best, what would he be doing after 10 years? He would be obsolete,” Munga noted.
Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen warned that Jubilee would disintegrate if the President doesn’t rein in top government officials who are out to scuttle Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid.
“Unfortunately, because these people have a responsibility on policy direction of government, we have a situation where things like policy on lifestyle audit are announced without the knowledge of anybody governing Jubilee,” Murkomen stated.
URP, Mr Ruto’s party and TNA led by Mr Kenyatta, were among some of the 12 parties which were dissolved in the run up to the August 8 elections creating the Jubilee Party.
Majority Leader in National Assembly and Garissa Town MP Aden Duale dismissed the new development saying that both Kenyatta and his deputy are in Jubilee to stay.
“That is hot air. All the parties were merged for the purposes of serving Kenyans and now we are focused on building bridges,” said Duale.
