Why we’ve agreed to work with opposition leaders – Ruto
"Waswahili wanasema umoja ni nguvu."
7d agoBRIAN ORUTARealtime
President William Ruto has told off opposition politicians, insisting that they do not have a plan for the country.
Speaking on Friday, Ruto laughed off the group that camped at the launch of Martha Karua’s rebranded People’s Liberation Party, saying that they focused on talking about him the entire time.
He said that the opposition should find something to give Kenyans as an alternative, instead of making him their agenda.
The President said that it was baffling they could only talk about him, instead of the business they had gathered to do.
He added that they need to give an alternative plan to what
the Kenya Kwanza administration is giving Kenyans.
“Their agenda is William Ruto and I did not send them. They should find a party and give it a name, not William Ruto," Ruto said.
“They should have an agenda, a plan and a vision for Kenya otherwise they will fail. We are building roads, what is your plan? We have affordable housing, we have universal health coverage, and we have jobs for the youth, what is your plan?” Ruto posed.
His remarks come a day after a unity bid by opposition leaders became clear on Thursday as Martha Karua unveiled her rebranded political outfit–the People’s Liberation Party–with bigwigs promising a political tsunami.
During the launch, opposition top guns vowed to rally behind a single candidate in the 2027 polls.
The leaders likened the 2027 political wave to the 2002 polls when Narc swept to power.
“In 1992 we were divided, 1997 the same. In 2002, we learned our lessons that without unity we cannot succeed,” DAP-K Eugene Wamalwa stated.
For years, the opposition has faced the elections disjointed after last-minute defections, betrayals and secret negotiations derailing the unity efforts.
The political bigwigs, however, vowed they will not repeat the mistakes of the past.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka promised a big political wave bringing together the opposition team in the next election.
“We are going to unite under an idea and agenda; it cannot just be unity to remove an individual. It is not going to be business as usual today. We are going to do the necessary important things from today,” Kalonzo said.
“It is going to be bigger than 2002, we are going to be an action-oriented unity movement.”
