Tuesday, February 22, 2022 – ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga has accused Deputy President William Ruto of being unfit to hold any leadership position in Kenya, least of all being the president, saying his hands are tainted with corruption.
Speaking during his Coastal tour, Raila recounted how he sacked Ruto as the Minister of Agriculture for stealing maize.
“Huyo Ruto mimi niliajiri yeye, kama Waziri yangu ya Kilimo alipoiba mahindi nikafuta yeye, Kibaki akamuokoa , akampeleka Higher Education,” (I employed Ruto as the Agriculture Minister, but when he stole maize I sacked him, it is President Kibaki who gave him a lifeline by appointing him as a Minister for Higher Education),” Raila said as the crowd cheered.
During his stint as the prime minister, Raila suspended the deputy president for being involved in a subsidized maize scam during the President Mwai Kibaki regime.
At the same time, Raila questioned the source of Ruto’s funds which he donates in fundraising, claiming the money is proceeds of graft.
“Even Safaricom cannot do such harambees,” the former prime minister said.
The ODM leader rallied the coastal region to continue supporting his candidature promising massive economic transformation aimed at uplifting the standards of living in the country.
“We will expand our economy. Our economic growth rate will be 10 percent per annum.
“In 15 years, Kenya will jump from a poor to a rich nation,” Raila said.
“The economic revolution will start here in Mombasa. Mombasa port will be a free port like Dubai. We will build a special economic zone,” he added.
Raila reiterated that his administration will introduce a social protection fund for all poor families where each family will be paid Ksh 6000 stipend every month.
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