Why Deputy President William Ruto Cancelled Meeting with Kenyans in the Diaspora
Deputy President William Ruto has explained why his planned meeting with Kenyans in the United Kingdom was cancelled at the last minute.
Ruto was scheduled to interact with Kenyans in the diaspora during the one and a half-hours cocktail organized by the Kenya High Commission in London.
The meeting was scheduled to take place in London on Friday from 1830 hours.
Kenyans who had signed up for the meet received an alert on Thursday notifying them that the event had been canceled.
“Good evening, Thank you for registering to attend the Cocktail to be hosted by H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, Ph.D., EGH, the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, scheduled for Friday 8th February 2019 from 1830hrs to 2000hrs in London. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, the event will not take place. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused,” the Kenya High Commission said in a notice.
Ruto’s spokesperson David Mugonyi says the meeting was canceled because the Deputy President needs to return to the country to allow President Kenyatta to leave for Ethiopia.
This is to ensure that the President and Deputy President are not out of the country at the same time.
“He’s coming back…President leaves for Ethiopia morning Saturday so he can’t be away,” Mugonyi says.
President Kenyatta is expected to travel to Ethiopia for the 32nd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government.
Ruto is expected to give a public lecture on Kenya’s national unity and regional integration at London's Chatham House before his departure.
On Thursday, Ruto met with several British leaders including Portsmouth North MP Penelope Mary Mordaunt and George Hollingberry (MP for Meon Valley and Minister of State for Trade Policy at Department for International Trade).
Ruto has welcomed Britain’s assurance that Brexit will not affect trade relations between the two countries.
“Continued engagement and use of technology to deepen collaboration on areas of mutual interest will boost our manufacturing sector; stimulate industry; drive the Big Four,” he says.
Comments (5)
Hahaha
Somebody tell joho, murathe and company who the second incommand is. Si uhuru awachie baba nchi basi
mkristo huyu (Ruto) ni mwongo sana.
Kweli kabisa! first thing Africa union state meeting do not jut happen out of the blue like making phone calls to all African Presidents and ask them tomorrow without failure - such international meetings must be well known in advance.
So its clear you Ruto got yourselve a backup to escape questions from kenyans dwelling in a free-speech land.
Secondly, this lecture has got nothing to do with the so called Big 4 agenda which we believed is what you had been warned of at the beginning of the year and and which you ought have been concentrate on since the election were over instead of kumangamanga campaigning around the country for the next election 2020 and showing of the looted public coffers. And now you're still wasting the govt funds kumangamanga na huko UK.
Additionally, even the idea of giving the election losers some stake in the government is not your original take cause we never heard you singing that while you're mangamanga around the country?
He addresses Kenyans in Kenya many times. Hardly anything useful is said. After the maize scandal whose culprits we know very well he was advising maize farmers to diversify to avocados. Who eats choma and avocados? Out of touch and without common sense.