Deputy President William Ruto has reiterated his stance that the 2022 elections will be a contest between dynasties and hustlers.<\/p>\n
Speaking three days after a Cabinet reshuffle that saw his ally kicked out, Ruto said it was time for President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga to support someone else for the top seat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Kenyatta and Odinga families have been in power in the past and it is now time for a hustler like me to lead this country,\u201d he told a group of\u00a0Taita Taveta leaders on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been fought left and right but this will not distract me from seeking the presidency.\u201dHe also vowed that after supporting Uhuru\u2019s and Raila\u2019s past presidential bids, he is not willing to support anyone else for the top post.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is my time and that is why I am asking Taita Taveta leaders to help me ascend to power,\u201d he said.Also in the DP\u2019s cross hairs were Interior CS Fred Matiang\u2019i and Devolution\u2019s Eugene Wamalwa, who have openly supported the BBI.<\/p>\n
Ruto\u2019s allies hit at Matiang\u2019i and Wamalwa for fanning partisan political interests despite being civil servants.The DP was attending a forum in Taita Taveta where he told supporters that he will return to seek their support to become Kenya\u2019s fifth president.<\/p>\n
Ruto was accompanied by Naomi Shabaan, the Taveta MP who has been a close Uhuru ally.<\/p>\n
Campaign tool<\/strong><\/p>\n Shabaan and County Woman Representative Lydia Haika claimed the BBI report was being used as a campaign tool by the opposition to revive its political fortunes.<\/p>\n \u201cThe BBI report has been hijacked by politicians who are now using it to seek political mileage,\u201d Shabaan said.They said the BBI report should be taken to the grassroots for Kenyans to read and understand it before it is subjected to a referendum.Ruto said he would reach out to all leaders to support his presidential bid.<\/p>\n \u201cI have visited this county several times before and I am now one of you. I am imploring you to support my presidential bid when the time comes,\u201d he told the leaders.Last week, the DP met Jubilee leaders in his Taveta farm, where they discussed strategies to win seats in party elections slated for March. About 600 Jubilee party officials attended the meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Deputy President William Ruto has reiterated his stance that the 2022 elections will be a contest between dynasties and hustlers. Speaking three days after a Cabinet reshuffle that saw his ally kicked out, Ruto said it was time for President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga to support someone else for the top seat. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,8,10],"tags":[606,235,242,312],"class_list":["post-992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-homepage-english","category-parties","tag-2022-elections","tag-bbi","tag-raila-odinga","tag-william-ruto"],"yoast_head":"\n