August 26, 2014 - Today's News In Gazetikenya

Ruto dares Jubilee to expel him over referendum stand

Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto who is leading the push for a referendum to increase money to the counties yesterday stood his ground, saying he is not afraid to be expelled from the Jubilee Coalition because of his stand. He said he was operating independently and that the threats to expel him were baseless. “I will continue fighting for the rights of Kenyans without fear or favour. I resolved to push for a referendum after Jubilee declined to heed our plea for more funds,” he said. He said the ruling coalition and URP have never met since they came to power, yet Majority Leader in the National Assembly Adan Duale has been saying that a decision to increase allocation would have to come from a national delegates conference.

Speaking during the homecoming party for Nakuru Deputy Speaker Joseph Tanui, Mr Ruto accused Jubilee of peddling falsehoods about him that he was supporting Cord. “I am not Cord or in Cord and neither do I support Okoa Kenya. But I can welcome ideas from any quarters, Cord included, if they are good,” he said. He wondered why the government was busy demonising Cord by attributing every ill bedeviling the country to it. Mr Ruto said Jubilee must learn from history that a good coalition can be broken by a few “blue-eyed boys”, adding that there is a Jubilee “skyteam” of five who want the coalition to collapse.

 “They are misinforming President Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto on various issues and this is what will kill Jubilee,” he said. Mr Ruto specifically accused Mr Duale, Senators Kipchumba Murkomen and Kithure Kindiki of spreading “venom” in the country and reiterated his respect for President Kenyatta and the Deputy President. He said those accusing governors of misappropriating funds were worse “because there is Sh8 billion and another Sh300 billion that was lost in their hands”.


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