Ruto Denies Talk of Uhuru Fallout
Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed talk of a split in Jubilee government, saying his relationship with President Uhuru Kenyatta was intact.
Ruto, who spoke on Sunday at Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) Mathaithi in Nyeri County, said the purported rift in Jubilee Party was a creation of the media.
Without singling out a particular media report, the Deputy President blamed the media for perpetrating reports of a fallout in jubilee.
"We do not have time for petty political squabbles, our priority now is uniting Kenyans and developing the country. Most of what you are reading in the media is propaganda," Mr Ruto said.
Ruto was accompanied by a host of Jubilee Party MPs Valley as he wound up a tour of Mt Kenya region that has taken him to four counties since Friday.
He has been in Murang'a, Kirinyaga, Meru and Nyeri rooting for the president's Big 4 Agenda of affordable housing, universal healthcare, manufacturing and food security.
Speaking in Nyeri yesterday, Ruto announced that the government was keen on creating jobs by pushing for value addition of coffee and tea.
"Besides giving subsidies, we have agreed with the counties that we are going to give priority to value addition of coffee and tea so that farmers can get a significant income," he said.
The government, he said, has allocated Sh1 billion for subsidised fertilizer that will be distributed to coffee farmers countrywide similar to what has been done for their counterparts in wheat and maize growing areas.
Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria joined Ruto in accusing the media of concocting stories of discord in Jubilee.
We may not take any legal action against the media but we are telling them is that what they are doing is not a service to this nation," Kuria said. - Courtesy The Standard
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But it is true. He is known by everyone as the boy. Even chokoras in downtown Nairobi call him a boy. You have used him just like many others before you and now that you do not need him you have dumped him for Raila to use him.
Ndugu Ruto, nakuomba uanze kufunga mizigo yako wakati awamu yako na ya Ndugu yako Uhuru itakapomalizika 2022. Wakati huo, nawaombeni ninyi nyote wawili mrudi nyumbani.
Tunataka Kenya mpya na viongozi wapya 2022. Jameni, wewe ulianza siasa mwaka wa 1992 kwa kutoa hongo na mambo ya YK92, ili Mzee Toroitich atawale zaidi kwa miaka 10! Sasa, miaka 28 imemalizika tangu wakati huo.
Ndugu Ruto, umekuwa kwenye siasa kwa miaka mingi sana. Nakuomba ustaafu kwa manufaa ya umma. Hata ndugu yako wa YK92 Jirongo ameshastaafu. Wakati wako umefika wa kung'atuka.
Shilingi hizo milioni mbili ulizotoa ni "HONGO." Jameni ufisadi utamalizika lini kama Ndugu Ruto anaendelea kufanya mambo anayofanya sasa?
Jameni TUMECHOKA.