Ruto: Mt Kenya People Broke the Yoke of Ethnicity in the August Election
President Ruto has hailed the people of Mount Kenya region for setting what he termed as a record in Kenyan politics during the August 9th general election.
Ruto, who spoke during an interdenominational prayer service at Karigu-ini in Murang’a County on Sunday, said the vote-rich region delivered the country from the yoke of ethnicity by voting on the basis of ideologies.
“On the 9th of August, the people of Murang’a, and the larger Mount Kenya region, you elevated our country to another level and broke the record by breaking the yoke of ethnicity in this country through your voting. That is a new record that our country’s politics will never again be on the basis of ethnicity, hate and division,” said Ruto.
The president said other regions should emulate Mt Kenya in future elections if the country is to put ethnic and divisive politics to an end.
“That is a new record that our country’s politics will never again be on the basis of ethnicity, hate and division. It shows that moving forward, Kenya’s politics will be based on ideas and unity and the desire to build our country,” he added.
Ruto garnered 2,938,309 votes from the 10 Mt Kenya counties while his main challenger Raila Odinga, who vied under the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition party ticket, got 847,709 votes from the region, according to data from IEBC.
Ruto received about 80 percent of Mt Kenya’s votes despite former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was considered the region’s kingpin, backing Odinga in the August 9th State House race.
Comments (8)
No they did not they voted you in because of your VP who is from their tribe.All this assuming you did indeed win or did not steal votes.Martha Karua had already tried and lost when she vied for the presidency and much as she may be a righteous person she comes off as being aloof or unlikeable.No smoke screen here tribalism is still alive and well entrenched and not going anywhere soon
Lower prices of Mursik and Waaru for Kalenjins and Kikuyus respectively (who Voted for you). Don't bother about Fish and Unga for Luos and Luhyas.
William Ruto needs to eat quietly. He’s making too much noise.
Divine intervention..I hope you just work and go easy on politics. Best gratitude is service
Bill Clinton and Obama had a cosmopolitan cabinet.
Uhuru was right. Samoei cannot be trusted!
I don't belive so... they still voted based of ethnicity because we all know the other guy was not voted by the people of the mountain due to his ethnicity/tribe.
No Mt. Kenya f@&ked Kenya in the Ass by electing you. Hope and pay they pay the biggest price, now and in future.