Suna East MP Junet Mohamed on Tuesday, September 8 accused Deputy President William Ruto of being behind a barrage of insults aimed at President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Junet was speaking at former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s Capitol Hill office in Upper Hill, Nairobi where the ODM party leader also issued a statement on the rising political temperatures in the country.
The MP claimed that Ruto was using his allies to launch scathing attacks against the president after Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno was arrested on Monday following his remarks on Uhuru.
“I want to ask the Deputy President to spare this country the politics of war, threats, and violence. It is dishonest and old school for Ruto to send his people to insult other leaders including the President then pretend to tell them to stop.
“You cannot abuse other leaders to gain power including mothers of this country, you have no business abusing Mama Ngina because abusing her is abusing all the mothers of this country,” stated Junet.
The Deputy President on Monday had come out strongly to condemn the insults levelled against Uhuru and his family.
Ruto urged leaders to exercise restraint and avoid insults as anger needed not be used as an excuse for using foul language.
Junet also accused Ruto of being the mastermind of insults against Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko who replied to a remark from Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen by labelling Ruto a clerk.
“He should stop insulting and intimidating civil servants in this country, we saw the other day his people insulting CS Tobiko and we know the people insulting the minister are sent by him.
“We want to tell him to stop the dirty politics he has started in the country of insulting the government in which he is the Deputy President,” added Junet.
The outspoken MP urged Ruto to resign from his position and watch from the sidelines as the opposition party, ODM.
Raila who was hosting a delegation of leaders from Kajiado also called for leaders to be cautious with their utterances that could have far-reaching effects with a backdrop of the 2007/8 post-election violence.
