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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Comedian-turned-politician Jasper Muthomi, alias MC Jessy, has opened up on how lies peddled to Deputy President William Ruto cost him the South Imenti ticket.<\/p>\n

Defending the DP, Jessy said Ruto\u2019s foot soldiers whom he had assigned to assist him in identifying strong candidates lied to him about his popularity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not tricked; somebody lied to the Deputy President about Jessy in South Imenti. The person there was not honest to the DP,\u201d MC Jessy said.<\/p>\n

He was speaking during an an interview with Kenyans.co.ke.<\/p>\n

In April, United Democratic Alliance party handed Mwiti Kathaara a direct ticket to contest for South Imenti’s parliamentary seat, locking out MC Jessy.<\/p>\n

A heartbroken MC Jessy would later have a sit down with Ruto where he claimed that the the deputy president admitted to have made the wrong choice by dropping him.<\/p>\n

“We had a sit down with Ruto during Easter and I was emotional because I was the one marketing UDA .I was UDA in South Imenti\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe (Ruto) told me what happened and said he was lied to,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Jessy further revealed that he had Ruto\u2019s blessings to vie for seat as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the sit down, the DP asked me what I wanted and I told him I have decided to go independent and he wished me the best.”<\/p>\n

However, before going independent, Ruto offered MC Jessy a role in his presidential campaign team but he declined.<\/p>\n

On April 13, 2022 Ruto said that the comedian would take up duties within his presidential campaign secretariat.<\/p>\n

“MC Jessy will join the presidential campaign team after postponing his parliamentary bid in favour of Mwiti Kathaara for the South Imenti Seat,\u201d he announced then.<\/p>\n

Explaining why he turned down the offer, Jessy said the designation did not line up with his ambition to serve the people of South Imenti.<\/p>\n

He noted that he has a very cordial relationship with the Kenya Kwanza presidential candidate.<\/p>\n

“That is not my vision, my dream is not there, my dream is in South Imenti. If I took the job how would I have helped the people of South Imenti?” he posed.<\/p>\n

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