Deputy President William Ruto Speaks ahead of Tuesday's Raila Swearing-in

Deputy President William Ruto Speaks ahead of Tuesday's Raila Swearing-in

Deputy President William Ruto has spoken for the first time about the planned swearing in of National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga, which is slated for Tuesday.

Speaking when he attended a Church Service at Buru Buru in Nairobi on Sunday, Ruto said the government does not recognize the planned inauguration.

Odinga, together with Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka are scheduled to take oath as the People's President and Deputy People's President on January 30th. The coalition has maintained its leader trounced President Kenyatta, but was rigged out.

However, DP Ruto says the state does not recognize the function, insisting that time for election is over.

"The people had decided on their leaders during the elections and that's a closed chapter," he said, while assuring that the government would serve all Kenyans, including those who did not vote for Jubilee.

He further stated that the government is committed to uniting all Kenyans after the divisive electioneering period.

Ruto was flanked by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja, and MPs Kimani Ichung’wa (Kikuyu), James Gakuya (Embakasi North), Charles Njagua (Starehe) and Maina Kamanda (nominated).

Nasa has maintained it will go on with the swearing in plans despite threats from international community to impose sanctions on its leaders.

“I have received a flurry of calls and was told that I risk being a rebel, I was also told that I will be banned from travelling abroad. I told them that I do not have to travel outside Kenya. We will ensure that the August 8th results are respected,” Nasa chief Raila said on Saturday in Homa Bay.

He continued: “The era of military coups is over. When the incumbency captures the institutions of governance including the Legislature making it subordinate to the Executive, when it intimidates the Judiciary into submission and captures the electoral commission and controls the instruments of power including the military and the police it only means that any election becomes a ritual which the incumbency must win."

Comments

MBINGU (not verified)     Sun, 01/28/2018 @ 08:49pm

Ati the government does not recognize the RAILA ODINGA- THe swearing- in of the President of the PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF KENYA, thats a joke. NASA HAS NEVER RECOGNIZED YOUR STOLEN POWER FROM THE GET GO. So stop repeating what has been told to you

Anos (not verified)     Sun, 01/28/2018 @ 09:53pm

In reply to by MBINGU (not verified)

Screaming does not legitimize you. So take a seat or go do some Shi**ing. Ati peoples prezzo. You think the other one is Prezzo of objects? Utashuta once mkianza kupigwa ngoto.

Doreen (not verified)     Mon, 01/29/2018 @ 06:47am

In reply to by Anos (not verified)

Uhuru Kenyatta is a President of objects.
That's why he had to computer generate numbers.

Those are not real people who voted for him.Those are made up numbers.We all saw it.

Rumbwa (not verified)     Mon, 01/29/2018 @ 12:52pm

In reply to by Doreen (not verified)

Doreen will recognize that i am not an object when i eat my UGALI na suKUMA yake kama kitoeo.Leo utajua sio muuaji Raila tu anaweza kukambiliana na hiyo joto yako Doreen.

MBINGU (not verified)     Mon, 01/29/2018 @ 12:39am

The French Revolution was sparked by women yearning for bread, The Kenyan Revolution will be sparked by peoples Assembley yearning for election Justice!

abcd (not verified)     Mon, 01/29/2018 @ 08:05am

In reply to by MBINGU (not verified)

I hope you , Doreen and Guest 1 will be at the forefront taking the bullet for the team - shut up, inciting violence while hiding behind PCs ..You should be ashamed of yourself. If you are not a coward , go tomorrow and try the police at Uhuru park, punda milia wewe

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