KRN NEWS DESK
The war between President Uhuru and his deputy William Ruto could be far from over. The duo were involved in a bitter exchange of words in public.
Uhuru accused his deputy of sabotaging his legacy by neglecting work. He accused Ruto of being a ghost worker and taking credit for achievements that he didn’t participate in.
Ruto didn’t not hold back, he fired back at president Kenyatta claiming that without him there would be no Jubilee. He added that the president cannot exclude him from the successes of the Jubilee government.
Legislators allied to the deputy president have now threatened to spill the beans on what they call as “forceful attempt” by president Kenyatta to extend his term after 2022.
An MP from Mount Kenya region who didn’t want to be mentioned said that the president had approached his deputy to discuss how they could force a change in the constitution to allow him run for another term.
The MP stated that the Deputy President declined the offer saying that it was his time to go for presidency as they had agreed in their pre-coalition agreement.
The Tangatanga legislator claim that this was the major cause of the fallout between the President and his deputy.
The Hustler Nation MPs have now threatened that if the President continue disrespecting his deputy they will go public with exposing what those close to the president have been involved in.
“There are a lot of dirty dealings in this government, we decided not to expose because it will not look good on the President and those close to him,” he said
“But if he continues disrespecting us, then we will have no choice but to expose,” he added.
The expert have now warned that the current differences between the duo could lead to conflicts since the two command a huge following countrywide.
Another ally of the president argued that the war between the two started before the 2017 general elections. He stated that the deputy President had started to threaten the President.
“He wanted to go it alone in 2017, he had started to threaten the President, this man cannot be trusted,” he stated.
According to him, these unfolding made the President to look for like-minded partners who he could trust.
“You can’t leave the highest office in Kenya to someone whose intention is to destroy it,” he added.
Deputy President and his allies during political rallies have asked the President to focus on his retirement and leave politics to those seeking for political offices.
The President dismissed these claims saying that he was going to be part of it. He even warned the Kenya Kwanza alliance to prepare for a tough battle.
Jubilee Party is set to endorse the ODM leader Raila Odinga as their preferred candidate in the August elections.
