Karua Skips Ruto's Inauguration, Opts to Play Golf
Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya Coalition presidential running mate Martha Karua skipped President Ruto’s swearing-in ceremony at Kasarani Stadium on Tuesday.
Karua, who has insisted that the August 9th presidential election was not free and fair, posted a photo on her Twitter page playing golf on Tuesday.
“My day so far,” she captioned the photo.
On Monday, Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga announced he would not attend the ceremony despite Ruto personally inviting him, saying he is out of the country and that he still holds “serious concerns” about the August 9th presidential election.
“This evening, I received a letter and a telephone call from H.E Dr. William Ruto inviting me to his inauguration set for tomorrow, September 13, 2022. I regret however that I will not be available for the inauguration because I am out of the country and I also have other serious concerns,” Odinga said in a statement on Monday.
Odinga, who is reported to have traveled to the United States, maintained that the electoral commission did not conduct a free and fair election and that he believes the Supreme Court ruling validating Ruto’s victory was not based on facts and the law, even though he accepted it.
"For these reasons, the outcome of the election remains indeterminate," said Odinga.
He promised to announce his next move once he returns to the country.
"Once I return to the country, I will, jointly with Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party leaders, announce our next steps as we seek to deepen and strengthen our democracy. We can only do so if we reform and transform the key institutions that are charged with protecting and advancing our democracy."
Ruto, 55, was sworn in as Kenya’s fifth president at a ceremony held at Kasarani Stadium. He takes over from his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta.
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It's good to go out and blow steam out.
Exercise is great therapy.
My kinda a girl :-).............
Bure Kabisa
Immaturity level? Lack of wisdom? Failure to choose between right or wrong? Hatred? Personalization? Ni dhahir dhabir kwamba, kati ya waliotamani na kuotea kuwa viongozi kwa udi na uvumba, katu walikuwa na nia mbaya. Familia za Kenyatta, Odinga na Moi, kwa miaka na dahara, walidhania kwamba, uongozi na nchi ya Kenya ni yao. Kwamba wasipokuwepo uongizni, Kenya itasambaratika. La hasha! Mahala oopte palipo na ushindani, iwepo ni kadanda, mpira wa vikapu, mieleka, n.k, lazima pawe mshindi. Kwa Raila na wafuasi wake wa Azimio kutohudhuria sherehe ya leo, haikuleta karaha kwa viongozi na wageni waliotoka nchi zinginezo. Kwangu leo sisheherekei uapisho wa Ruto, kwani ýeye na Raila ni kama mashetani wawili, nikichagua tu mwenye ushetani wa kadri. Ninacho kisherehekea mimi leo Wakenya kuwang'atusha nasaba, yaani za Kenya zilizotunga nyadhifa za kifalme ili wawe wao, wale wale kila baada ya miaka mitano. La kustaajabisha na kufehedesha ni kwamba watu hawa hawa hawaamini kwamba mwananchi wa kawaida kamwe hawazi fikia kilele cha kufikia kiwango cha urais, au unaibu wa rais. Nina hakika kwamba Uhuru na mamake Ngina, Raila na Gideoni Moi, leo hawatalala usingizi wa fono au wa fo fo fo. Wakati mwingine kumeza tembe ya machungu husaidia kuzingatia mema ili usonge mbele. Ni maoni tu.
Does she even know how to hit the balls???
Karua is a member on Nyeri Golf club maybe for others too .I have never seen her play but am not there most months of the year BUT she is holding a driver in the green which makes me doubt if she is an active player. she is posing with a driver in the green. Driver is for teeing not patting
Yup, she definitely doesn’t know how to hit the balls into the hole! It’s just a problem of being single all your life, until you are a cūcū!!!
😂😂😂😂😁😁
The message she is sending to kids, especially girls is that," when you loose to your best competitor, after tring every which way to win the contest, dont congratulate them,or even have anything to do with them,till they acknowledge that you won". What a warped logic.
If this were in sports(minus golf), she would be charged with unsportsman(woman) like conduct.
Thank God they were not elected!. This is a demonstration of poor leadership capabilities.