How Ruto Used Statehouse Backdoor to Stage Mariga's Endorsement- Shebesh

Gender CAS, Rachel Shebesh, on Friday, September 27, alleged that President Uhuru Kenyatta was coerced to endorse the Kibra Jubilee parliamentary candidate McDonald Mariga.

Shebesh, who was speaking to women in Kibra constituency, stated that Ruto and his allies gained access to State House through the back door.

Shebesh stated that she was at State House when the DP pressurized the president to endorse Mariga on September 18, 2019.

“On that day when the president endorsed Mariga for Kibra race, I was in State House. I know how they mounted pressure on the president, and how they gained entry to State House. They used the backdoor," she claimed.

President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) goofs around with McDonald Mariga at State House while endorsing him for Kibra Parliamentary seat.

The former Nairobi Woman Representative noted that since the president was a vocal man, he would have spoken about the issue but he did not.

“I know how they exerted pressure to have pictures they took with the Head of State to be shared online. 

“You and I both know our president is very vocal; he has a voice. On the Mariga endorsement issue, did you hear or watch him speak anywhere? We only saw pictures, he did not speak," she stated.

Further, she added that the captured photo was nothing short of showbiz.

Shebesh urged Kibra residents to embrace the handshake as they would enjoy its fruits, adding that they had served former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, diligently.

"Uhuru and Raila, today, are working in such a seamless manner, a reality today that seemed like a pipe dream a few, or many, years ago," she concluded.

 Attempts to call some of the Ruto allied MP's, who were present during the endorsement were futile.

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