By Clinton Ochieng
Deputy President William Ruto has scaled up his attack on political cynics, including those who, like President Uhuru Kenyatta, feel he is raiding their areas with general politics.
While at a church event hosted by his latest political hook up, Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata, Ruto said nothing will stop him from visiting Mt Kenya region because, “Just like President Uhuru Kenyatta, my name was on the ballot in the last election”.
Although he did not mention names, Ruto’s remarks came after President Kenyatta took a jab at him during a recent meeting in Sagana. Uhuru, who was meeting leaders from the Mt Kenya region, appeared irritated with the way Ruto was making inroads in his backyard.
In one of the hardest tackles against his DP, the president accused him of trying to get into his Mt Kenya backyard through the backdoor.
Ruto also dismissed pro-Uhuru leaders who he said lack moral authority to question his frequent visits in Mt Kenya. Jubilee vice chairman David Murathe has been leading an anti-Ruto campaign that has seen the DP’s loyalists stripped of party positions in Parliament.
Ruto said fulfillment of most of the promises they made to Kenyans when Jubilee took power have been derailed by the ongoing constitutional reforms. He, however, promised to restore the river back to its course after the BBI and when he ascends to the presidency.
His allies from Mt Kenya said the region was solidly behind him as they urged him not to worry about the passage of the BBI Bill in Mt Kenya by MCAs.