"No Retreat, No Surrender": Ruto Responds After Uhuru Dared Him to Resign
Deputy President William Ruto has responded after President Kenyatta challenged him to resign from the government.
On Monday, Kenyatta said the deputy president should quit instead of criticizing the same government he is part of and, at the same time, taking credit for its achievements.
“The honorable thing is that if you are not happy is you step aside and allow those who want to move on, to move on. So that you can also take your agenda to the people. This is what happens in any normal democracy. You can’t have your cake and eat it,” Kenyatta stated.
He went on, "You must decide where you want to. Not to sing praises of the government and speak another language the other side.”
In a rejoinder on Tuesday, Ruto declared that he will not resign, saying he was rightfully elected alongside the president.
He reiterated that he would continue advocating for what he believes is the best direction for the country and what is not good for Kenyans.
“And for those who have a problem, I want to ask them for forgiveness and I want to tell them I am a man on a mission. I have no space to retreat and I don’t have the luxury to surrender… I’m a man on a mission to ensure the jobless, those running small businesses, the many farmers who are struggling they too become part of our nation,” Ruto said during the burial of Mahoo Ward MCA Ronald Habel Sagurani in Taita Taveta.
He added, “We have decided that we are going to change the economy and we are going to have a bottom-up economic experience in Kenya that is going to lift those without jobs and empower those with small businesses so that we can build a nation where no Kenyan is left behind.”
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Kenyans,
Expect premium tears in electing such to office. With very sweet words. You enter the bed with him and you will crying premium tears very soon.
What kind of powerful constitution do we have in Kenya that the president cannot fire his rightfully elected deputy Moi used to do that all the time.He must be laughing in his grave as his prodigy struggles to control his wayward deputy. Yes the BBI was thrown out but Ruto is behaving like he has already won the presidency He remains a thief and yet to be confirmed murderer .This is the time to vote for anybody but him and that can be acheived when the other 41 tribes vote as a block.One tribe despite their numerous numbers cannot continue to determine the fate of the others
Ruto got all the signs of a dying dog! He thinks he a hot shit but time will tell!
Never give in to dynasty. Never. But Kenya deserves a corruption free govt. Put ya house in order!
You will retreat and you will surrender when you least expect it you dummy!
Ruto is like a guy who impregnated a village girl and then denies it even after the dna test confirms him to be the father by 99.9998%!
He v8 is just talking tough to the thin year! I know he does not sleep because the many fears surrounding him!!
All I can is that this DP is just a rogue dp who is hell bent to wreck havoc in the government he was elected to serve as a deputy!
He is a hard headed DP who is a skimmer, self serving and very short sighted, and has no patience and the ability to work with the president!
Ruto is nothing less than a trivial village fella and he has no business getting elected as the president of Kenya! People will shed many tears if Ruto is elected president! He does not have the tact or the mannerism to be a leader! It is apparently clear that he wants everything to himself because he is trying to shield himself from future prosecutions!
Ruto is just very confused in his head! No body at his capacity should act as confused as Ruto is behaving!
Mr Ruto kaaa ngumu.We elected you guys 3x as a duo so unless both u resign nobody should.Wacha wenye chuki wanjiue na makamasi.2022 wr electing u with UDA ticket then we send the old dude to lakeside akavue omena for the last time n peace will b back in this beautiful kenya of ours
With no proper direction, no focus,no agenda The head of state should resign because he is full promise and a campaign mood in him.
Having thought of distributing jobs and opportunities to his confidents , friends and his family so far no work is going on people are seated and eating only.