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President Uhuru Would Have Fired His Deputy Ruto If Not For Security Reasons; David Murathe Says

SK 2 years ago 2 min read

President Uhuru Kenyatta would have sacked William Ruto if he hadn’t been shielded by the law, according to Jubilee vice-chairman David Murathe.
Ruto is in office because of the constitution’s guarantee of tenure, according to Murathe, a close ally of Uhuru.

“Remember in our current dispensation, it’s only the deputy president who is anchored in the constitution who can’t be fired.

So you can make Kalonzo today the chief minister and fire him tomorrow. It’s only the deputy president, otherwise, the president would have fired Ruto a long time ago,” Murathe told Spice FM.

As their relationship deteriorated throughout their second time in government, Uhuru and Ruto are no longer on the same page.

The president of state lashed out at his estranged during the May 1 ceremonies of Labour Day for failing to support him when he needed them most in the administration of government issues. After accusing his deputy of being fixated on succession politics, the president launched a bare-knuckle under-the-belt assault against him.

Uhuru, who appeared irritated, said it was absurd for Ruto to keep criticizing him for the increase in living expenses while failing to assist him in managing the situation.

“Instead of coming to help me, you are in the market with insults and calling yourself a number in this nation. You should have let me look for another person who could have helped me,” Uhuru lamented.

Ruto responded by requesting that the head of state place the blame for his absence from government on the individuals he had delegated his (Ruto’s) responsibilities to. Ruto apologized to Uhuru and said that it was the government employees who had let him down, adding that he could be reached via phone.

“Sorry my boss, I feel your pain. Those you assigned my responsibilities and “project’ mzee have let you down miserable. They bangled our Big 4, killed our party and wasted your second term,” he tweeted.”