Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General, Francis Atwoli, now says that he is willing to advise Deputy President William Ruto on how to become president.
Speaking during an interview with NTV on Thursday, June 16, Atwoli acknowledged that the DP had the stature of becoming a Head of State describing him as a shrewd politician.
However, he stated that the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party candidate was surrounded by wrong advisors.
"If Ruto comes to me for help, I will help him greatly. He is a very good leader and he is shrewd. What he is lacking is good advisors and is very much chest-thumping.
"I will advise him correctly on how to become a president and I can tell you for sure he will become a president, but if he still calls me mzee wa nyororo (the man with chains) he will still languish in those problems," he stated.
Atwoli stated that Ruto was ungrateful to him despite helping him during his trials at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague.
Further, he warned the DP to be careful in his political tactics stating that Narc Kenya leader, Martha Karua, had more chances of ascending to the top seat before him.
"If he is not careful, Raila will hand over this government to the first woman to be a president of the Republic of Kenya and that will be Marth Karua.
"Karua will become president before him if Ruto still calls me mtu wa nyororo. I can assure you that."
Nonetheless, he expressed confidence in Raila's win in the August 9 polls, further blaming investigative agencies for clearing the DP.
He maintained that he meant no harm when he stated that the DP will not be on the ballot, stating that he was making reference to integrity issues facing the country's second-in-command.
"When I said that he will not be on the ballot, I meant that if he was closely followed on integrity issues, he is not supposed to be on the ballot. He should have been asked to explain how he acquired his wealth," stated Atwoli.
