Ruto Vows Safety for Kenya, Gachagua Rebukes Clergy’s Dialogue Pleas
President William Ruto has once again issued a stern warning to the opposition over the disorderly protests and pledged to remain steadfast to ensure the safety of the nation.
Even as Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua criticized the clergy for urging the President to engage in dialogue with opposition leader Raila Odinga to end the demonstrations, this occurred.
Ruto, presumably in allusion to Raila, warned in Murang’a on Friday that he will not permit anyone to incite chaos and violence in the country.
“We don’t want violence and fights, and we won’t allow anyone to bring us war or violence because we do not have time to fight as citizens,” he stated at Murang’a Boys High School.
The head of state spoke as his government launched a massive offensive against the Raila-led opposition to end street protests.
Several people have been killed, dozens have been injured, and several demonstrators, including members of parliament, have been arrested in the crackdown that has slowed down the protests.
The opposition and human rights advocates have accused the police of executing opposition lawmakers and unlawfully detaining demonstrators.
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“I want to assure you that we will guarantee the safety of the nation. Ruto stated, “We are a democratic and peaceful nation.”
“We want time to focus on the economy and ensure that our nation grows and that we live in a prosperous nation.”
DP Gachagua launched a vitriolic attack on the clergy at the same event for pressuring the President to meet with a ‘political blackmailer.’
In a clear indication that the President may not meet with the opposition leader, Gachagua asserted that meeting with Raila would be tantamount to caving into his ‘blackmail.’
“If you ask the president to sit down with a blackmailer, you are asking the president of Kenya to commit a crime,” he argued.
The clergy has urged the President and the opposition leader to engage in dialogue to end the protests that have paralyzed the nation.
According to Gachagua, Raila has maintained a consistent relationship with demos throughout his political career, a situation he refers to as blackmail to share authority.
“Since you are men of God, it is beneficial to be honest. This event does not occur in isolation. It is a pattern that repeats every five years, the DP asserted.
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The DP praised the police for their ‘firm’ action against the protesters to maintain calm in the country.
“Kenya can now progress. Gachagua stated that your directives and the competent implementation of those directives by your subordinates “put an end to the politics of blackmail in our country.”
The DP urged Kenyans to recommence normal activities, stating that the country had been liberated from ‘criminals’ who had instilled them with fear.
The majority leader of the National Assembly, Kimani Ichung’wa, and his counterpart in the Senate, Aaron Cheruiyot, thumped the protest-containment security personnel.
Cheruiyot stated, “We cannot have a situation where people are afraid to walk around their country due to the actions of a few individuals.”
The senator from Kericho stated that the police did an excellent job repelling the demonstrators.
Ichung’wa requests that the task force on police welfare expedite its work to honor the officers who stood steadfast to ensure the country’s tranquility.
“It is now time for the task force to complete the report so that we can include the salaries and benefits of our police officers,” he said.
The Kiharu representative Ndindi Nyoro warned the opposition not to threaten President Ruto.
“I believe the people of Maandamano now realize that the President is not someone who can be easily threatened,” he said.
Ruto Vows Safety for Kenya, Gachagua Rebukes Clergy’s Dialogue Pleas
