Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday dispelled claims and ongoing debate alleging that Mt Kenya region owes him a political debt towards his 2022 presidential ambitions.
Speaking at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi, the DP set the record straight indicating that nobody in the country is indebted to him or any other person.
In a possible bid to quell the raging debate on his possible succession of the Presidency, the DP stated: "I know there has been a debate in the public domain about who owes who what, no person, no community, or section of Kenyans owes anybody including myself anything."
[caption caption="Deputy President William Ruto at All Saints Cathedral "]
[/caption]
"The only debt is that those of us who have been elected we have the debt of ensuring that our commitments are fulfilled for the transformation of the country," the DP stated.
Expressing his commitment towards attaining the Jubilee government's development agenda, the DP reiterated that all leaders should remain steadfast in fulfilling their promises to the electorate.
"The president and every other elected leader myself included we have the debt of ensuring that our commitments, pledges and plans for Kenya must succeed. That is the debt we have," he added.
In an indirect reference to the "Building Bridges to a New Kenyan Nation" initiative, the DP equally rallied support for the national unity agenda.
Quoting St Paul in Romans 13:8, the DP stated "Owe no man debt except the debt of love for one another" terming it as the only obligation the citizenry owed to fellow mankind.
There has been a premature debate on the certainty of DP Ruto possibly ascending to the country's helm with a faction of MPs calling it a "political debt" that President Uhuru Kenyatta's kinsmen owe the DP due to his unwavering support in the 2013 and 2017 general elections.
[caption caption="Deputy President William Ruto at All Saints Cathedral "]
[/caption]
A viral vernacular song released in early July "Hatuna Deni. Kitaeleweka (We owe nobody. Lets get to the bottom of this)" has added more controversy to the voice of dissent and Uhuru's call for lifestyle audit.
In the controversial song, the artist Kimani wa Turacco opines that voters from Central Kenya do not owe the DP anything given that he has enjoyed an equal share of privileges during Uhuru's presidency.
Here is the video:
The only outstanding debt is delivering to Kenyans a robust, universal healthcare; decent, affordable housing; jobs and food security. pic.twitter.com/zwGZ44HsYI
— William Samoei Ruto (@WilliamsRuto) July 8, 2018
