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Kenya: Ruto Says Quitting Government Tantamount to Cowardice, Betrayal of Voters

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Nairobi — Deputy President William Ruto Sunday said he won’t heed calls for him to quit the government saying it’s tantamount to cowardice and betrayal of those who elected him.

President Uhuru Kenyatta is among those who have urged him to resign instead of castigating the government from within as the rift between the two continues to widen.

Kenyatta said it was ridiculous for a leader to keep employing doublespeak whenever he is addressing Kenyans.

“On one hand he is saying the government has failed and on the other hand he is saying we as a government has done this and that development,” he said previously.

Ruto, while addressing congregants at a church in Nakuru, nonetheless said he will stay put amid frustrations by State actors insisting they were incomparable to challenges faced by Kenyans on a daily basis.

“It will be so embarrassing and cowardice of me to quit government due to political frustrations yet I was elected to solve problems facing Kenyans. It will be an act of betrayal yet millions of people voted for me,” he said

“If I run away from these problems which are very small compared to those faced by the youth, where are those who have serious problems going to run to?” Ruto posed.

Ruto also said the recent withdrawal of the elite General Service Unit from his official residences is a non-issue noting that he is more focused on firming up economic blueprint post-2022.

On Thursday, a GSU unit guarding DP’s official residence in Nairobi’s Karen and his Sugoi rural home were withdrawn and Administration Police deployed in their place.