{"id":11753,"date":"2021-10-10T04:50:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T04:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=11753"},"modified":"2021-10-10T05:05:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T05:05:42","slug":"stop-boardroom-interviews-lets-meet-on-the-groundruto-tells-raila-and-mudavadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=11753","title":{"rendered":"Stop boardroom interviews, lets meet on the ground!Ruto tells Raila and Mudavadi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Deputy&nbsp; President Wiliam Ruto has poured cold water on his political opponents, accusing them of&nbsp; discussing Kenyans\u2019 future in boardrooms and hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second-in-command who was accompanied by his allies on a tour of Nyahururu town on Saturday, said that Kenya need a president who prioritizes job creation over protecting the wealth of the\u00a0 few privileged tycoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211010_080433-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11757\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211010_080433.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=11757\" class=\"wp-image-11757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211010_080433-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211010_080433-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211010_080433-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211010_080433.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We should not take our country back to the politics of tribe, division and hate. Let us unite under a national party that embraces progressive ideas that are geared towards the creation and expansion of economic opportunities for the millions of ordinary Kenyans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oZTTvP1eFZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/oZTTvP1eFZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WilliamsRuto\/status\/1446777748794400779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStop the contempt, stop the nonsense, even though we want a president who will protect some of the wealth some of us have, the citizens of Kenya want a president who will prioritise the creation of jobs for millions of Kenyans,\u201d DP Ruto said.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThose of you out of contempt who think you can decide for the people of Kenyan in hotels by interviewing the people you want to sponsor, we want to tell you that we are waiting for you hapa kwa ground,\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;DP Ruto said in an indirect attack to OKA and Raila&#8217;s meeting with Mt Kenya Foundation<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deputy President who was drumming up support for his 2022 presidential bid said that this time round, having helped President Uhuru clinch the top seat in the past, he was keen on helping those on the bottom  of the economic ladder.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c<strong><em>Vile nilisimama na Rais Uhuru Kenyatta mpaka akakuwa Rais, nitasimama na mama mboga mpaka biashara yake iinuke, nitasimama na hawa vijana ambao hawana kazi mpaka kazi yao ipatikane\u2026\u201d DP Ruto added.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<br><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He also discounted claims that the central region was warming  up to ODM leader Raila Odinga, who, despite not declaring an interest in the presidency, has been on countrywide tours, popularizing his \u201cAzimio la Umoja\u201d tag<br>line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RAila is a visitor in central.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DP Ruto referred to Raila as a visitor in Central Region, and welcomed him in&nbsp; the vote-rich region where he claims to be a resident.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKwa sababu huyo ni mgeni hapa mlimani, mimi namwambia bwana kitendawili karibu mlimani, huku ndio kwetu, wakati haukuweko, tulijenga&nbsp;&nbsp;njia ya Narumoru, before you arrived tulijenga TTI, na tumeunganisha stima\u201d DP Ruto said.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c<strong><em>Wewe sababu unatafuta google map ya kukuleta huku, mimi nakwambia karibu huku, sisi tumeshirikiana huku na tunapenda wageni,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<br><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>During the tour, DP Ruto donated Ksh.1.5 million to 500 small businesses in the region to boost small scale traders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also promised to allocate Ksh. 120 million per constituency every year once he is elected Kenya\u2019s fifth president.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c<strong><em>Leo tunatumia pesa ya kutoka mfuko yetu, lakini mwaka ujao, vile tunaweka pesa million 120 kwenye CDF, Tutaweka pesa ingine, millioni 120 kila constituency kila mwaka ya kusaidia wanabiashara wadogo waweze kufanya biashara,\u201d Dp Ruto added<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy&nbsp; President Wiliam Ruto has poured cold water on his political opponents, accusing them of&nbsp; discussing Kenyans\u2019 future in boardrooms and hotels. 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