Deputy President William Ruto has hit back at President Kenyatta saying the country’s next president will be elected based on their policies and not ethnicity.
Speaking at House of Hope Church in Kayole, Nairobi, Ruto stated that he supported President Kenyatta not because he is a Kikuyu but because he believed in his leadership.
He added that he voted for him thrice despite his predecessor Mwai Kibaki hailing from the same community.
“I supported Uhuru not because of his tribe. I supported him not because he was representing his tribe,” Ruto said.
Ruto warned that tribal politics will take Kenya backward, adding that leaders should be elected based on their ideologies.
“We cannot go back to tribal politics, we can only move forward if leaders stop seeking leadership positions based on their tribes, and instead focus on ideologies,” Ruto said.
Ruto spoke a day after Uhuru castigated proponents of hustler versus dynasty politics, noting that if the same rationale was to be applied, then his successor should not be a Kikuyu or Kalenjin.
Uhuru said the two communities have led the country since independence and that it might be the time for other communities that have not tasted leadership to take over.
Uhuru was speaking in Vihiga during the funeral of Mama Hannah Mudavadi, the mother of ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi.
Policy yako iko wapi? We…
Policy yako iko wapi? We know you. We reject crooks and thieves.
Ruto is going no where. He…
Ruto is going no where. He only got the votes of the kal ejin and a few errant money ( rented) bought kikuyu like Ichungwa, Nyoro, and the albino mwaura. These three will run away at the 11th hour and will deny Ruto worse that those who betrayed Jesus Christ!
My concerns are only with the damage Ruto will do peddling lies for his political survival! Ruto must be checked and quickly restrained by all means!
Yours is peddling lies…
Yours is peddling lies. Because you don’t speak for Ichungwa, Nyoro or Mwaura. Stop burying your head in the sand. Explain here what lie Ruto has said.
Kikuyu and Kalenjin…
Kikuyu and Kalenjin leadership has failed Kenyans.
They are the leaders in alcoholism, stealing ,landgrabbing and killing.
Kama ni kweli Makamu wa Rais…
Kama ni kweli Makamu wa Rais Ndugu Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto aliiba shamba la Hayati Muteshi na kumfanya msichana wa chuo kikuu mimnba na huku ana mke na kujiita Mfuasi wa Imani ya Mwana wa Yusufu na Mariamu, IEBC na EACC isimruhusu kugombea kiti chochote cha uongozi katika nchi ya Kenya kwenye siku za usoni. Kwa nini? Alivunja katiba mpya ya Kenya kulingana na Sura ya Sita.
Alitumia wakati wa kazi yake kumaliza masomo yake na kupata shahada ya uzamivu (Ph.D), kwa hiyo atakapomaliza wakati wake 2022, aende katika chuo kikuu na kufundisha huko. Kwa nini? Badala ya kumsaidia rais kufanya kazi yake ipasavyo, alikuwa akitumia vifaa vya serikali kuendeleza masomo yake.
@Imara, if Ruto spent a day…
@Imara, if Ruto spent a day in class doing his PhD tungejua lakini inasemekana hio kitu alinunua tu.
title.https://kenyanreport.com/2020/09/01/revealed-how-dr-ruto-allegedly-cheated-his-way-to-his-phd/
The mans head thinks corruption all the time.
The major problem with…
The major problem with Kenyans is the glorification of basic lies, liars, thieves, those who have amassed stolen resources used to commit crimes of passion, cheaters, and murderers. DP Ruto has been the fore-bearer of all these negative sentiments through this earthly life!
I first heard of Ruto fake PhD back in 2015 before he was awarded the title of a PhD holder. While the issue of Ruto’s fraudulent PhD is old news, he has deceptively gathered academic prowess by uttering inhumanly unimaginable set of lies in so many aspects of his life!
The second time I heard the issue of Ruto having plagiarized his dissertation from a number of renowned UoN professors who had gathered in a popular public restaurant in Nairobi was in the early 2016 as they all consumed some local beer!
They all knew that Ruto did not write his doctoral paper and they had a clear knowledge and proof about the person who had been handsomely paid by Ruto to write his dissertation.
These professors had a clear first hand knowledge that Ruto could not have written the paper based on the simple basic understanding of the topic he was trying to defend during the doctoral senate briefing.
Unfortunately none of the learned members of the academia had the audacity to stand up on the side of the truth to oppose the corruption that was about to take take place at a revered academic institution, the UoN!
Listening to these professors laugh of a crime that was underway and about to happen then, still creates goose bumps every where in my body today when that ugly discussion revisits my mind. Bear in mind that Ruto is one among many who hold fake PhD in Kenya!
DP Ruto should and must be stripped of the fake PhD he fraudulently bought to correct the wrong he committed! The writer of Ruto’s dissertation is known and should be investigated under oath to dig out the truth!
@ Namati your exaggeration…
@ Namati your exaggeration and and self indulgent sense of hate for an individual who struggled his way up to be where he is now seems bother you.
Green eyed people like yourself would want to deprecate successes in others to solely satisfy their core envy.
Why wouldn’t anyone call you a lier, a rumor monger when you call others the same without providing evidence? You have gone as far as hinting some individual for whom you alleged wrote Ruto dissertation paper.
Please provide a name and expound on why you think Ruto is incapable to bring off a PhD or stop spreading lies.
@Namati, none of those…
@Namati, none of those professionals would dare utter a word for they would be Kenei-ed. One can buy a degree but can not buy knowledge. Their academic contributions should speak for them and not their money. However, they can easily buy/rent/lease minions like @Asista to compromise their dignity for a few coins by trying to convince/silence the masses otherwise. These minions are eager to do the dirty work for a fraction. Lakini kama ni mbaya ni mbaya. If an egg ? is rotten it is rotten, period.
It is now official-uhuru is…
It is now official-uhuru is a mental case. I predicted here when he started his “handshake con job” that he had set the country on path of destruction. First he cannot even use common sense- he says Kenya has 42-44 tribes and maybe its time for another “tribe” to take over! One thing you do not get 42-44 by counting “Kalenjins” as a “tribe” No Kalenjin has been a president of Kenya- Moi was a tugen (even tugens have subgroups)- When did kalenjins become presidents? A person of Moi was president- by the way you want moi son to be one of the “big five for inclusion?” What a moronic argument. DP Ruto is a “Nandi” and has never represented them to argue nandis’ have served their term.
I said uhuru represents the lowest rung in human worst manners. Even stupidity has class. The “Kalenjins” you now look down on/ rubbish their part in your being where you are must be shocked/dismayed. These brothers and sisters- I come from RV voted for you to a man in 2002 plus RV kikuyus , in 2013 (if you lost one kalenjin constituency in 2013 you would not have been elected!), in 2017 part 1 and 2017 part 2 FOUR ELECTIONS!. You now claim that its time kikuyus and kalenjins give way to another “tribe”- just to remind your little thinking- After kalenjins supported you in 2002 and you lost they voted to a man for raila in 2007! a luo- another tribe but you ran to your “tribe and joined kibaki” .You did all you could to stop raila from taking over- ruto fought to have “another tribe take over- you did not”.Ruto paid the price by being dragged to ICC for fighting that “a none your tribe takes over for once”. Pray just what the hell would one smoke to now run on 42v2 when it killed our people in 2007? Have you no shame really? How does your presidency represent Kikuyus-merus/embu? How did moi serving represent the nandis, pokot,marakwet,kipsigis? Have you also served on behalf of my sons who cannot speak any word in kalenjin even if they have names that may identify them as such- what a shame of a man who has ridden on the backs of those he now treats like birds’ dropping- man you need help. How can a sane person sit in a meeting where raila is gloating about taking “an oath at uhuru park” a criminal act and you laugh! Why not appoint the guy who administered the criminal oath as attorney general? Instead my school mate is “deported”.Raila said “only those who took oath were to handshake” how is that inclusion? How does that bring peace? is raila equal peace? will you have peace if kikuyus/kalenjins do not have peace? Must Kenya sooth one/two man/men – you and raila to have peace- how entitled are you? How should 48millions lives be destined by two men born to wealth and entitlement? Please step down now and let a Turkana serve the rest of your term if you are serious- you cannot because you are a joke! Now that you and your dad have served 25yrs- “kikuyus have served”- you are equal to “kikuyus”.
Total garbage…bull sh*t.
Total garbage…bull sh*t.
There will be a lot of peace…
There will be a lot of peace with kalenjin (Rubwa) out of the government! Ruto is spreading dangerous conspiracy theories like Trump of America to divide Kenyans! We will force peace if Rubwa creates anarchy in 2022.
Just name one conspiracy…
Just name one conspiracy theory you heard from Ruto. Unless yo really don’t know what you are talking about.
Ruto’s lies that the…
Ruto’s lies that the handshake retarded the development projects.
Here are the facts – Ruto’s early campaigns destroyed development! Kimwear and Arrow dams money theft destroyed development projects.
Ruto lying in churches is equal to the lies of Hitler before he killed 6 million Jews! Ruto’s agenda is to kill many Kenyans when he is president!
Ruto’s hustler wheelbarrow deals take Kenya back to Stone Age! Kenyans do not want to live in the dirty allies of mogotio where slaughtering other Kenyans is the order of the day.
Ruto’s killing of Kenei to cover up buying weaponry to be used by Rubwa to forcefully overthrow the government is part of his conspiracy machinations!
There will not be a Ruto presidency in the Republic of Kenya! Take that to the bank and put in a safe deposit!
The problem with @assista is that you are just another Rubwa, a shuria matu, who has nothing to lose when Ruto takes Kenya to the hell of anarchy simply because the Rubwa community is the biggest beneficially.
The agenda 4 for which the…
The agenda 4 for which the two ran their campaigns on is dead. What else do you want to hear. Ruto is not lying but the truth. The agenda 4 project died immediately after handshake.
Kenyans do not like liars,…
Kenyans do not like liars, thieves, extortionist and murderers! Ruto has everyone of these dirty tags on his neck. He stands on the wrong side of history and can’t be trusted!
Going to churches to tell…
Going to churches to tell lies to confuse the masses! He is also the high prince of corruption in Kenya! Does that ring any bells to you? The murderous days of YK92 are long gone? Ruto is not fit to lead anything; his own chickens included!
Peace in Kenya have been…
Peace in Kenya have been forced many times to kill the falsehood narrative widely perpetuated by the negative agents of doom like Ruto himself.
Ruto will take Kenya to the blink of destruction if he is allowed to keep spreading his sick lies in the name of hustler movement which retards the development and growth of a nation.
What Ruto is doing is very poisonous to Kenya’s democracy! Words simply matter; and toxic words are more dangerous than a poisonous pill!
@ josh kipserem and Sarah I…
@ josh kipserem and Sarah I know you are always same person with different psuedos. You keep yapping about Ruto telling lies but you are not telling what lies he says. You see you are getting to be the lier yourself. The same Ruto you are chastising happens to be the same one that gives food to some of your hungry neighbors.Always remember Kenei was killed by your group in cohorts with the Dci.
@assista – stop spreading…
@assista – stop spreading alternative facts here! Ruto have taught you well how to tell lies but the larger community of Kenyans know better!
I really feel so sorry for…
I really feel so sorry for you @assista because you know Ruto is guilty as accused! You are defending the indefensible!
I know that deep in your heart you know the real truth about Ruto. You can still love your man but tell him to own up to everything bad about himself!
And that is what is important in any friendship; it is called helping a friend to shape up! Ruto will even love you more if he sees you are telling him the truth to help him out! And that will help Ruto learn that only the truth will set him free!!
REVOLUTION is key.
All this…
REVOLUTION is key.
All this crap these 3 fools are talking about is just unjinga.
They graduated from MOI university.
Murderers and thieves. A crop of breed that we need to get rid off once and for all.
WAKENYA TUAMKE,WAKENYA TUELEFUKE.
A president is like a pilot…
A president is like a pilot. It is not their tribe that matters. It is their ability to “fly the plane” that matters. It is about who is best suited to safe guard the core interests of the nation. It is about who can safeguard the peace, the economy, security etc etc. Tribe is neither here nor there in the final analysis.
You simply don’t understand…
You simply don’t understand the job of a pilot! No one is talking about tribes!
We are talking about DP Ruto being a pilot of a fatal plane that is about to ditch into a deep oceans with everyone in the country inside! That is the main discussion here!
Now there was a long war…
Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
Uhuru is done physically mentally spiritually. He needs to quit n turn himself in at kamiti max.
Ruto is a fake conspiracy…
Ruto is a fake conspiracy theorist trying hard to destroy Kenya! He is doing it to protect himself by gaining a huge following to fight with him! One good thing is the Ruto’s ongoing cases at the ICC! Ruto must be fired, arrested and turned to the Hague’s ICC to answer for his involvement in 2007/8 murderous killing in the Rift Valley! We must save Kenya from Ruto’s selfish destruction. Ruto must be charged and jailed!
@ Lorraine you are right…
@ Lorraine you are right Ruto is a FAKE conspiracy theorist. Fake because he is not. The genuine conspiracy theorists are found in the corridors of state house.
Mr. Ruto doesn’t have a case in ICC. Icc had relied on fake conspirators and therefore the case flopped.
The main culprits who signed for peace accord with Kofi Annan are Mr Kibaki and Mr Raila. Why would they be promising to end war if they were not the ring leaders of this ethnic war?
@Asista, if you are going to…
@Asista, if you are going to defend your thief at least have your story seamlessly tied. Who told you Ruto’s ICC case is over? And by the way the people you call ” fake conspirators” are dead, by homicide way before the Bromance ?. If you are going to peddle alternative facts please respect the victims.
The Rubwa community have no…
The Rubwa community have no respect for the victims – women, babies and small children that they so intentionally burned insider a church on that sad day! You are asking them for respect? Sorry dude that won’t happen!
I respect both victims in…
I respect both victims in this case . The people who died either by their own neighbors killed, those who were by the state and those innocent ones that got selected to face ICC. There are two individuals running for president in Kenya. Elections were disputed and war broke. ICC holds the higher stakes responsible in such cases. Kibaki an Raila were supposed be the icc candidates. Kibaki used police to kill Luos in a number unprecedented. More people got killed by police in Nyanza and parts of Naivasha more than all deaths altogether. Why didn’t Kofi Annan make a truce with Uhuru and Ruto?
The ICC case was rushed into…
The ICC case was rushed into being. Ocampo has admitted that he flopped the cases either by charging the wrong people or rushing to make a case before thorough investigations. Witnesses were coached. The ICC failed to prosecute the most obvious case of police killings which carried sufficient evidence including the press having videos of plain shooting.
There’s no way ICC would have released it’s suspects if it had direct or genuine evidence.
People should not be judged…
People should not be judged by their ethnicity or national origin but by their character, ethics and work performance. Imagine if all the jobs one applied to he would be told he does not qualify because his tribe or race is already represented. What kind of work environment would that be. So should a person qualify based merely on ethnicity. What if you elected a murderer? Should that too be overlooked because of ethnicity? Tribal politics will stall African countries. We should stop being tribe conscious. we should stop seeing ourselves as a tribe rather than as Kenyans first and Africans second. If you want 42 tribes to rule then do the math. 42×5=210 years. That is for each tribe to rule for a maximum of 5 years before tribal representation is fully achieved. We should see our selves as one tribe. Kenyan period. Stop the hate and division.
Did Uhuru just wake up? He…
Did Uhuru just wake up? He is the third Kikuyu president. Why did he run for president then while he knew what he is telling us today. Run for two terms and the end of it wants to lie to the people.
Uhuru is simply telling you …
Uhuru is simply telling you @assista that if another kikuyu runs today for 2022, he will win because the tyranny of numbers (above 50% of the vote) still exist!
However, no kalenjin will win the 2022 because the tyranny of numbers among the Kalejin is about 20% of the total votes cast. The luo nation has about 20% of the votes. 50 + 20 = 70%! Raila needs roughly 10 % of the kikuyu vote to win the presidency!
So Uhuru is simply telling you that those with the tyranny of numbers (votes) will support another tribe with lesser numbers to produce a president!
Uhuru went further to say that Ruto will not be his replacement; in easy terms, Ruto is not his man!
@assista, there is nothing much you can do to make Ruto your president without those with the tyranny of numbers supporting him. But it will not happen in 2022!
Uhuru did not only make a…
Uhuru did not only make a fool of his office but flared tribal animosity. To democratically elect a good president , you don’t do so with ethnicity being the background. You democratically elect one who is qualified for the task. Not a tribe.
Kenyans need to look at herself as a united entity not with the tribal lens.
If he has a true value for all the tribes why is his cabinet and other sectors led by his own kikuyu tribesmen.
Why did he not relinquish his candidature when very well knew that he was going to be the third kikuyu president. Even run for a second. And then he comes today when he knows he is exiting to lie to his people. He is not only disingenuous but trying to stalk and promote ethnic animosity. He needs to apologize to the nation!
Francis, your deported…
Francis, your deported schoolmate is my school mate, too…..
Kenyattas 24+kibakis 10= 34…
Kenyattas 24+kibakis 10= 34. Mois 24+Ruto’s 10=34 Uhuru done the math and doesnt want anyone to break Kikuyu record in power. He refused to stand down for mudavadi calling him mademoni and Tuju. Why didn’t you have the wisdom then to hand over to Raila. Lame duck needs to just go back to drinking dens and reggae joints.
I like the hustler idea…
I like the hustler idea where the working class uplifts the poor to bridge the poverty gap in Kenya!
What I don’t like is the wealthiest individual behind the hustler nation message! Ruto has severely contributed to the poverty of the lowly in the society!
He, DP Ruto, has stolen tax payers money in huge droves to enrich himself alone! The hustler message does not line up with the Ruto’s deceptive message can never be credible!
Ruto has mastered the…
Ruto has mastered the pathological linear technic to confuse the masses wholesomely! Kenyans should fight back to reclaim their country!
@ Mugikuyu
Asante sana kwa…
@ Mugikuyu
Asante sana kwa habari zaidi kuhusu shahada ya uzamivu ya Ndugu yetu Samoei Arap Ruto. Jamani! tabia hizi za ajabu zitamalizika lini katika nchi ya Kenya?