President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged Deputy President William Ruto to resign if he is unhappy with how the government is being run.
Kenyatta, who spoke during an engagement with media editors at State House on Monday, said Ruto should quit instead of criticizing the government and at the same time taking credit for its achievements.
“The honorable thing is that if you are not happy is you step aside and allow those who want to move on, to move on. So that you can also take your agenda to the people. This is what happens in any normal democracy. You can’t have your cake and eat it,” Kenyatta stated.
Uhuru also spoke about his strained relationship with Ruto, saying he has no idea what transpired between them.
“I have no idea what has transpired except for the fact he is trying to create a base for him and his future politics, which is his right, I have never denied him that and he is free to do so. But I feel it’s unfortunate the manner in which he is doing it by going against the same government he is serving is wrong. Like I said the issues we have been trying to fight in this BBI, are the same issues that brought us together,” he added.
Kenyatta also clarified that his recent meetings with party leaders Raila Odinga (ODM), Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper), Musalia Musavadi (ANC), Gideon Moi (Kanu), and Moses Wetang’ula (Ford-Kenya) had nothing to do with 2022 succession politics.
He added that Ruto was not included in the meetings because he was opposed to the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) and his attempt to bring leaders and the country together.
“He (Ruto) has been opposed to the process, meetings are not about selecting a candidate. You cannot bring someone who is opposed & does not want to see things happen on board. You cannot force something down someone’s throat,” said Kenyatta.
It is about time DP Ruto…
It is about time DP Ruto leaves the government by firing, impeachment or otherwise! The long he stays put the worse things get! President should organize his troop to impeach Ruto! It will be much easier to control Ruto out of the government than inside the government!
Ruto should be the one guessing the turn of events and not the president! If Ruto can’t work with the president because of his high headed, how does he think others will listen to him!
I wish Jomo was around to kungoa his dirty teeth and dump him in Ngong forest fir Cayotes to eat him!
Uhuru is not a leader.
That…
Uhuru is not a leader.
That’s why even his deputy is not following him.
Uhuru & Ruto should both resign.
At some point you have to…
At some point you have to stop leading a blind man and allow him to walk alone into the toilet pit latrine hole!
That is exactly what Uhuru has done here and Ruto has taken the hook and the sinker which is taking him to the bottom of the deep seas! Ruto is sinking and there is no if or but about it!!! Blind ignorance will lead Ruto into a dry territory because he is his own worst enemy of myopic political stunts! Ruto’s stunt are bafoon driven to a dead end!
Ruto is deep inside that stinky pit latrine hole, just like the one in your father’s backyard in Iten and Sugoi. Ruto is right in there (hole) swimming in the shit waste and eating it at the same time! And Ruto will not get out in the ampleness of time to see the glory of leadership. And so @guesty you are like another pig swimming in the sloshy shit of your own imaginations guided by some half baked poetry. You are just blindly egging your blind man to keep on staying in the shit hole!
You don’t bite a hand that feeds you! Literally in politics! Uhuru commands over 6 million votes that Ruto may need at some point! Kikuyu may speak I’ll about Uhuru but at the end of the day they will line up behind him because they know the fabric Ruto is made of; he is the sane man who was behind the 2008 Kiambaa church massacre where Kikuyus mostly women and children were chomaed alive by Ruto! We do not take that lightly and we have not forgotten what Ruto did!
Those Kikuyus hanging around Ruto (leaching) are just temporarily“eating”! Even guys like Moses Kuria, Ndindi, rigathi are just playing games with the small minds of Ruto! I am s kikuyu and I know that deep in their hearts the spirits of Kiambaa children who died in the hands of Ruto do vex kuria’s soul! You can rent a kikuyu but you can never buy one; even the dummiest!
A dummy kikuyu is far wise than the most intelligent kalenjin (Ruto)! That dummy kikuyu will always return to the cardinal point (we call it the fold) to protect his kikuyu interests if they are threatened by a kalenjin! That kikuyu is just waiting for a rallying Alta call to quickly shift the base! Believe the Alta call is just around the corner!
Gathoni wa Mushomba just told you that she is waiting for the Alta call from muthamaki to shift the base; and she has 6 million Kikuyus waiting for that mundu witu call! All Kenya politics are local in nature; and nothing has changed!
@Murimi It’s so nauseating…
@Murimi It’s so nauseating reading the first part of your comment. There are better analogies to state what you want to put across. It’s like you have been in shit and can tell and talk all about it eeewwww. People need to learn to comment on such forums like adults not young immature kids, whom I know some of them know better than you stinky.
Ruto was elected as you did…
Ruto was elected as you did mr President so why do u resign first.Mr president u n the old man tried to change the constitution so u the dynasty’s can continue controlling us with power n corruption.The thing is we don’t need more seats so to stop chaos.The chaos starts in kenya because one old foolish thug always refuses to admit he has lost?But we want to create seats for big babies so when they loose wanapewa ndio Wanyamaze which is bullcrap.If u loose u go home n wait for another time?Its that simple.So Ruto kaa ngangari until 2022 we the people we will decide but I can guarantee u wr not electing old fools who have always killed it’s citizens every elections.
Just look at this nugu…
Just look at this nugu called @halisi!
@halisi, poor you dummy!…
@halisi, poor you dummy! Halisi lives on a stolen 1/4 acre pieces of land with his 5 low grade cows to supply milk to his 10 wives each with 12 kids! To a kalenjin m, what he owns is enough wealth. No wonder he is counting on Ruto to be president do they can go fight the wealthy Kikuyus so he can steal some more land to accommodate his large come we stay type of illiterate family! We are ready of them either way! 2008 will not be repeated under our watch without some heavy casualty on their side!
Ata Walid of Al Shabaab/ODM…
Ata Walid of Al Shabaab/ODM murderous gang can describe other people as monkeys?
I believe Mkenya halisi only…
I believe Mkenya halisi only posts when he is drunk. That is why his posts are hard to comprehend, and full of grammatical mistakes. Anyway, on this one I agree with him. Raila is way past his sell-by date, and anyone trying to sell sell him is dreaming. And it is true that Ruto brought half of the votes that made Uhuru president. So both of them should resign together.
You know stupidity when you…
You know stupidity when you hear uhuru speak! Dp Ruto is not going to resign because you ask him to because he is not your appointee. Just like the courts have told you- follow the law! You want him out now that the poor man worked to support your behind for four elections 2002/2013/2017A/B use the law- your only avenue is parliament via impeachment motion- take it there coward and see what happens. Uhuru is the lowest denominator of human civilization and and those of us who fought day and night to seek justice for him at ICC in our little way feel so ashamed. Mr. president in which country is funding of education via bursary? How can a president with sane mind tell Kenyans that there is inequity because of CDF? What is cdf and why should that be a funding model in 2021? Don’t you know how many children are in Kenya to fund them equitably? What stops you from adding money to counties/constituencies with double population to equalize education/health care? What a low life? You sound so childish that if one is not told you hold the title of president you would pass for any drunk in my village. When did BBI become a government policy for Ruto to support? In court you said it belonged to wa-weru and junet? Ohh you forgot! Why should Kenyans pay billions for your hand-shake? Why should the laws be changed because a brat refuses to accept results? What garbage is win-win when we use 40billions to hold elections? Why have them- just sit at state house as you are trying to do now and “share Kenya” with sons of who is who as if Kenya has no women/young people in the name of “peace for sons of chiefs/presidents and ministers”. Why are you bitter? The courts did not stop peace-the courts did not tell you not to add money to counties/schools/hospitals- the courts told you to stop conmanship- lying to Kenyans that you need a new constitution to do what you were elected to do. The two of you cannot be Kenya- you are a negative to our country. Once again HE DP Ruto is not your girlfriend do damp- man worked his heart to earn his votes and as we would say when we were ihiis- “go hung yourself by the knee”
@francis – Which law have…
@francis – Which law have the corrupted court told Uhuru to follow you sick sick?? The judges were very misguided because they received hefty bribes from DP Ruto to rule a certain way! You imbecile bafoon!
Surely some Kenyans are very…
Surely some Kenyans are very trivial in the way they think and reason – quite half baked and doomed.
@francis is the essence of not being able to process normal concepts which leads to a localized terrible defeat! A guy like this one @francis deserves every low mark credit for his mental confusion and a self inflicted anguish!
His narrative is all local and as such Ruto is just a local rebel and Francis is just a weak cheerleader! Both are heading no where; they are stuck at the forked juncture with a view of a deer locked in the Headlights!
I support this response…
I support this response entirely. He was gesturing while seated like a drunken sailor. Courts got him by the balls. He’s so desperate. By calling for DP resignation he’s out of his mind. Everyone knows Ruto won’t do a Jaramogi 66. All opposers of bbi were vindicated. He’s handed over his mantle to Raila without knowing. Mr clueless just finish and bounce out.
This man Ruto is holding…
This man Ruto is holding Kenya hostage and has been doing so for the last 4 years albeit with impunity! He is actively sabotaging the current government maksudi to come in as an ‘opposition’ and get the sympathy vote as a quasi opposition king pin. Hoodwinking gullible naive marginalized Kenyans with limited resources to sing his tune. This man is worse than Hitler and the blood of the masses is on his hand. He’ll eventually pay for it when the chickens come home to roost!!!
Uhuru should also resign for…
Uhuru should also resign for being a failed leader.
He cannot even lead his own party.
What Uhuru has done for…
What Uhuru has done for Kenya is long term and any body with eyes can see uhuru’s work!
Ruto has been maganaga-ring while Uhuru has been working! Just look around you to see the work Uhuru has been quietly doing! And about the peaceful handshake that has United Kenyans but the drunkard judges cannot see it because of some short lived corruption gains on the part of every judge who sat on BBI with a lot of bribe cash drooped by Ruto to them.
We know the games Ruto and the judges are playing and in due course we will fix that problem! the legal community have become a thorn in the fresh of Kenyans. The judges are now selling our country to the lowest bidder! The judges have been fed by Ruto abd are willing to sell every Kenyan short! We will fight (physically if need be) the judges to save our country! Please don’t be cheesy @guesty!
I know we have those that…
I know we have those that are team this and not that, but these two were joined at the hip on the last election, so why is Uhuru giving Ruto a cold shoulder all the time? It is starting to look childish. They should all go and fresh blood should be ushed in. Waende, Kenya has outgrown them. Inherited leadership and blood dripping handshakes under the table hatutaki!
Lest you forget Ruto is NOT…
Lest you forget Ruto is NOT a fresh blood!!!! He has been in power since yk 92, served in nyayo era and subsequent regimes for the last 40 years! What part of ‘fresh’ are you talking about? Mwadaganywa kama Kondoo! Kubafu kabisa.
@Mang’aa…please read my…
@Mang’aa…please read my post properly before you come for me. Did I say Ruto is fresh blood? I said they all should go. Aii..jamani! Alafu matusi..no need. That’s the kind of “fresh” I am talking about!
I know we have those that…
I know we have those that are team this and not that, but these two were joined at the hip on the last election, so why is Uhuru giving Ruto a cold shoulder all the time? It is starting to look childish. They should all go and fresh blood should be ushed in. Waende, Kenya has outgrown them. Inherited leadership and blood dripping handshakes under the table hatutaki!
These are playing mind…
These are playing mind games on their Funs.
2022 will be chaotic worst than kibAraila chaos
2023 Ruto will be roommate …
2023 Ruto will be roommate with Omar Bashir in Europe.
Let’s just bring it closer…
Let’s just bring it closer home – it is called he will be with his wife Bashir looked up in the ICC.
BBI failed because it was a…
BBI failed because it was a shoddy petition, not because of Ruto.
Ruto and Uhuru should both resign. They’re running a very confused government.
Both are a di-service to the…
Both are a di-service to the citizens. They both should take responsibility, be aware that they are there to serve Wananchi, and that continued strife and bickering between them is a de-service.
Prezo sidelined Dp when he…
Prezo sidelined Dp when he embraced the opposition . Things took another turn after that . Prezo deserved the slap on his face. Dp was left with no choice but choose his path, and now that he has a big following prezo is trying to groom others to succeed him when he knows Dp played a big role to his presidency: The anointed of God will win :
He was sidelined because of…
He was sidelined because of his big stealing hands. Ndio wengi wanaiba, but this Ruto was stealing at a magnitude never seen in the history of Kenya. Thats how he was taping the economy to a standstill. Uhuru had to stop him and see how many projects took off after the fact, despite Ruto’s sabotage antics? unless you are not in kenya!
@Gui – you can marry the DP…
@Gui – you can marry the DP Ruto abd start bearing some half baked kids! Give us a damn break and go preach the choir to your dead mother! Our goal is to build a lasting country with the your useless DP Ruto! Wewe una bweka bweka Kama mbwa!
Some can never redeem…
Some can never redeem themselves after they burnt people in church 2007
Big witch new how it goes …
Big witch new how it goes . 41vs1
KABILA ADUI. WHISTLE THE DOGS TO HUNT AND KILL
Ruto has been running his…
Ruto has been running his mouth last four years dishing stolen money to the churches and taking in his wages yet he does not show up to work. Looting is what he knows best and no doubt Uhuru has been very very successful this second term without him. This con who conned his way through a PhD program will be sent home for good in the next 12 months. Wait and see as this big show unfolds. After that we can revisit ICC because there is no way we are going to let this heinous act go unpunished. Justice will have to be served on a silver platter.
Nevertheless, it’d be…
Nevertheless, it’d be amazing seeing new faces form the next govt. The soln. maybe is to create a presidential age limit of, say 60.
Along with that, i feel they should revert to the way things were before 2002, where people could stand on their ground with no need of joining a bloc.(blocs could be promoting tribalism)
Nevertheless, it’d be…
Nevertheless, it’d be amazing seeing new faces form the next govt.( if wishes were horses lol) The soln. maybe is to create a presidential age limit of, say 60.
Along with that, i feel they should revert to the way things were before 2002, where people could stand on their ground with no need of joining a bloc.(blocs could be promoting tribalism)
@Francis tell them tell them…
@Francis tell them tell them coz I have bin telling them the same stuff u wrote but they rebuke me calling me nasty names??We voted both as a pair so they should both resign immediately.How can a sitting President fire his own mpigs from seats then give them to stupid opposition who have bin abusing the same president?The raila sweared himself at Uhuru park which is treason n he was to b taken straight to kamiti prison which I wish I was the President coz the old fella will still be in kamiti??2022 ondingaism/kenyataism must fall n leave Kenyan leadership to others sio familia moja uendelee to control us
DP Ruto is clueless of uhuru…
DP Ruto is clueless of uhuru’s ability to turn the tides against him! His kalenjin lunatics will not save Ruto when the heat comes down – the shit will hit the fan and Ruto will be scattered like a bunch of feacal matter on a barren ground! Ruto’s fumbling is very dangerous to him. Just watch this space!!
If it were not for the fear…
If it were not for the fear of having to deal with the ICC, Ruto would willingly want to bring chaos and anarchy to Kenya in order to assume the presidency. This man is extremely dangerous and any Kenyan who supports him is committing crimes against humanity.
If it were not for the fear…
If it were not for the fear of having to deal with the ICC, Ruto would willingly want to bring chaos and anarchy to Kenya in order to assume the presidency. This man is extremely dangerous and any Kenyan who supports him is committing crimes against humanity.
All I see here in the…
All I see here in the comment section is poor fellows abusing and throwing vitriol against each other over rich political thugs who could care less if you kill each other. Let them (Uhuru and Ruto) be, they are bosom buddies behind closed doors. Their children and those of Raila hang out together. So all these hogwash talk on these forum helps no one, just entertainment for them. From Ruto looking the other way from the government for his own political mileage to Uhuru not following the constitution he vowed to uphold, Kenya has become a circus and the zoo is open for the lowly to start fighting each other. Be your brother’s keeper regardless of whichever tribe him or her comes from. Peace.