Deputy President William Ruto Says NASA Companies Boycott is an Extortion Scheme

Deputy President William Ruto Says NASA Companies Boycott is an Extortion Scheme

Deputy President William Ruto says that calls for boycott of products and services from specific companies by opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) is a plot to exhort money from the firms through intimidation.

Ruto's claims come after NASA-allied MPs on Friday urged supporters to boycott Safaricom, Bidco Industries and Brookside's products and services.

"We ask our people to stick to the list that we will provide from time to time," Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo said during a press conference at Okoa Kenya's office in Nairobi.

In a series of statements on his Twitter handle on Friday, Deputy President William Ruto called on the named companies not to fall prey to the criminal plot by the opposition.

"That companies have to 'donate' to supremo to avoid listing in the brazen and bizarre extortion racket-styled 'economic boycott'? Criminal!

"As GOK, we ask all companies to continue to partner with Kenyans, pay taxes only to KRA and reject the extortion scheme-styled economic boycott," He added.

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen echoed Ruto's claims, saying that Nasa was broke and had resorted to soliciting cash from the corporates by threatening them with boycotts.

"NASA leaders led by Tinga (Raila Odinga) are soliciting bribes from companies to avoid naming them in the boycott list. It's not a boycott...they are just broke," he tweeted.

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formerlyguest 2 (not verified)     Sat, 11/04/2017 @ 12:03am

In reply to by Guest1 (not verified)

Let me educate you a litrreee bit;
Spectre International Limited (the holding company for Kisumu Ethanol Plant)
Kshs 7 billion of which Odinga family owns 40 per cent whose value is approximately Kshs 2.8 billion

East African Spectre (the gas cylinder manufacturing plant founded by Raila’s late father)
Kshs 500 million

So Odinga only owns 40% ?So a hostile takeover could happen. Also this; http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Firm-asks-court-to-wind-up-Spectre-Interna…. So things can be changed easily. MBA 105 :-)

formerlyguest 2 (not verified)     Sat, 11/04/2017 @ 12:10am

In reply to by Guest1 (not verified)

You foolishly think that Spectre has a monopoly in .KE? And if that is the case, ownership could change very quickly- we can do a hostile takeover dude. I 'm going to assume there are Wakikuyu Shareholders in Spectre. Bet you didn't know that did you? There are different ways of skinning a cat and it is called Biashara - the real deal....keep bragging!

Guest1 (not verified)     Fri, 11/03/2017 @ 09:24pm

In reply to by Guest1 (not verified)

The MAIN Reason for this BOYCOTT is because:"Jubilants and their “business communities” have a disturbingly high level of Disdain for Luos, Luhyas, Kisiis and the other 66% of the country that Rejected UhuRuto's Re-election. All One Needs do is Listen to (or Read) the Pejorative Tone and Words they Adopt Towards any one from These Groups they Disagree With".

Guest1 (not verified)     Fri, 11/03/2017 @ 11:24pm

In reply to by Guest1 (not verified)

ALSO Nation NewsPaper Breaking News:A Review of the IEBC Figures by Nation Newsplex reveals that the 113 constituencies that recorded drastically low voter turnouts of below 20 per cent were from Western, Coast, lower Eastern, Nairobi, North Eastern and Nyanza regions.

These are areas that National Super Alliance (Nasa) and other parties that were allied to Mr Raila Odinga had won in past elections. The number includes the 25 constituencies in Luo Nyanza, Mr Raila Odinga’s stronghold, which boycotted the election.

However, voters from Central Kenya turned up to vote in the re-run in nearly the same numbers as the August 8 Presidential poll, according to IEBC’s figures.

NB: This Shows that Uhuru did NOT Win on 8/8/17 and that the Oct.26.17 Numbers do NOT Add Up.

MBINGU (not verified)     Fri, 11/03/2017 @ 07:55pm

UHURUTO NA JUBILEE YOU ONLY HAVE SUPPORT FROM 30% OF THE COUNTRY, YOUR RIGGED ELECTION PROVED IT SO IN YOUR MIND RAILAS BOYCOT IS EXTORTION BUT THE RALITY IS SOME BIG COMPANIES WILL SUFFER AND WENYEWE WATALOOSE PROFITS THEREFORE AS JUBILEE YOU NEED TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO FIGHT MRM

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