Deputy President William Ruto Isn’t Our Presidential Candidate in 2022, Jubilee Vice-Chairman David Murathe Says

Jubilee party Vice-Chairperson David Murathe says Deputy Present William Ruto should exit the political arena together with President Kenyatta when his term expires in 2022.

Murathe, a confidant of President Kenyatta, further says that the ruling party doesn't have a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that says Ruto will be its presidential flag bearer in 2022.

“Truth be told, as a party, we have no MoU with anyone that we have to support you come 2022. If he had an agreement with President Uhuru Kenyatta, then that was only between them,” says Murathe.

Murathe, who spoke during the Maragoli Cultural Festival, says Kenyatta and Ruto shared the government equally and should both retire in 2022.

"If he (Ruto) has a MoU with Uhuru Kenyatta, then that was an agreement between two individuals," says Murathe.

He adds: "If you (Ruto) have led with Uhuru for two terms, what else do you want. We don't know someone who will guard us but we know someone who will break us. We will take someone who will safeguard Mt Kenya."

"From 2013 when we took government, we shared everything and he got some of the plum jobs like Finance, Agriculture, Energy and all. But everything he got he kept to himself leaving Uhuru to share his half with the entire country, we will not allow that," Murathe notes.

Murathe, who joined ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa and Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli to the event, says Jubilee party has no 2022 presidential candidate.

" Let you not be deceived by the Tanga-tanga movement because both Ruto and Uhuru have served their full terms and should retire together," he remarks.