In a lecture delivered to the ‘system’ and ‘deep state’, the Deputy President who has been silent as the Covid-19 pandemic rages warned that nothing can stop him from achieving his goal of succeeding Uhuru Kenyatta.
“I was being threatened. If I was a coward, we would not have formed this government. If Uhuru Kenyatta was a coward, we would not have formed a government because of the threats,” Ruto said.
The deputy president recalled the “choices have consequences” warning in 2013, referring to the caution by then US official Johnnie Carson, which was picked up by their opponents and used to campaign against their bid.
In 2012 the duo of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto among others were facing charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). It was a big york on their shoulders, but then, they hired the criminal enterprise that is Cambridge Analytica (CA) which exploited deep seated hatred and fear to tilt the ‘mood’ of the electorates in their favor.
“We were told that choices have consequences, that we were unsuitable because we had cases at The Hague and yet the charges were fabrications. We are waiting for that deep state, they will come with their ‘system’ and we will come with the people and God,” a defiant Ruto said.
Ruto compared that time with what he is currently facing. Most politicians who side with him have been removed from positions of influence and his office has also suffered a budget cut.
It is Uhuru Kenyatta’s and the deep state (aka the System) that is cutting him to size but he is all macho that he will overcome.
Without naming the ‘deep state’ or ‘the system’, the DP was alluding to powerful members of the public service, and business people who are power brokers and exercise political influence from the shadows.
Political pundits have always said that these ‘deep state’, comprises of David Murathe, the powerful and corrupt Jubilee party leader, COTU’s Francis Atwoli, among other shadowy businessmen who have the power to armtwist the electoral body IEBC to do things in their favor.
“They may have the ‘system’ but I want to tell them we have God. They might have to kill me because I am not going back. Kenya belongs to everyone. Threats and schemes will not work. I know that this is not all they have, they still have plans against me but I am ready for it,” Ruto said then.
The DP spoke at his Karen residence yesterday where he hosted leaders from Kajiado County led by Kajiado South MP Katoo ole Metito and Nominated Senator Mary Seneta.
