A Woman Explains Why She Spoke To Media On How Ruto Assulted Her Late Husband

Reuben Chesire’s family has addressed a violent altercation with Deputy President William Ruto in media interviews. The incident involved the former Eldoret North MP.

Zipporah Kittony, the late Chesire’s wife and sister, described how DP Ruto smacked the former MP during an argument at State House in Nairobi in 2002.

As MP for Eldoret North at the time and a pillar of the KANU government, Ruto possessed enormous power.

The former Assistant Minister’s widow, Dr. Alice Chesire, revealed in an interview with Nation that the slapping incident was emotional baggage that Chesire carried to his death.

The argument that broke out at State House when the independence party was on the edge of losing power, according to Alice, was never resolved, and now the family and neighbors are reminded of it every time the UDA party leader makes headlines.

Reuben Chesire, a former member of parliament for Eldoret North, has spoken out about a dispute between relatives and Deputy President William Ruto.

“On that day he came back home and I could see he was in a lot of pain emotionally. One of his eyes was red and he painfully narrated to us what had happened to him,” Alice Chesire narrated.

She maintained that the family is only setting the record straight on a matter that has often been quoted in public domain and has no malice in speaking up now with just 9 days to the elections.

“I am speaking now because there have been a lot of stories going around about this incident that happened to my late husband, Reuben Chesire since the viral audio of the deputy president saying he almost slapped the president.

“I am not saying now to try and reduce his votes. I am saying it now because I want the voice of peace to be heard among Kenyans and even as we finish the elections, we need to speak peace among the youth and the politicians so that we have peace in this country. In Eldoret, this is not an issue that can disappear. People keep reminding me about it, telling me that it is still an unfinished business,” she stated.