Deputy President William Ruto has spoken on National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga's claim that Thirdway Alliance Presidential candidate Ekuru Aukot is working with Jubilee ahead of the October 26 polls.
Addressing an International News Conference at his Karen residence on Tuesday, DP Ruto stated that as Jubilee, they were opposed to the inclusion of Dr Aukot in the repeat election.
"They (NASA) supported Aukot when he filed an application in Court to be included in the election. Now that he's participating they do not want him to.
"We actually opposed the inclusion of Aukot which leads us to ask when did he become our project?" he posed.
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He asked the Opposition leaders to stop shifting their stances on matters pertaining the fresh elections urging them to make up their mind.
DP Ruto conveyed that there would be no legitimacy problems in the repeat poll if President Uhuru Kenyatta were to be declared the winner.
"We want Raila to run, but his not running doesn't render election illegitimate," he announced.
DP Ruto added that Kenya was a mature democracy where dictatorship had no place to thrive.
"Kenya is not the type of country where you find a President getting 99% of the vote," he explained.
[caption caption="Deputy President William Ruto addressing an International News Conference at the Karen Residence on Tuesday"]
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He further stated that he did not have a problem if the Chebukati-led team responded to the Opposition's demands by firing any IEBC official.
“If the election board chose to discuss with our competitors with the intention of firing a staff member or changing a supplier...so long as the elections are there, we will participate,” he conveyed.
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He, however, indicated that the former Prime Minister intended to spark chaos in the country through the anti-IEBC protests to force the formation of a coalition government.
