Deputy President, William Ruto, has changed tune over recent remarks that he would initiate prosecution of all corrupt people in the country should he be elected the Head of State on August 9.
Speaking on Saturday, July 2, the second in command stated that as much as the war against corruption and misuse of taxpayers money must be fought, he will not hunt down and prosecute President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Ruto maintained that he holds nothing against the President but only wants him to proceed on retirement peacefully and without interfering with the upcoming polls and their outcome.
"That is why we are saying we have no problem with our friend President Uhuru Kenyatta. We voted for him and nobody will do anything to him after he exits power.
"I'm telling my brother Uhuru Kenyatta that I'm not competing against him but with Raila Odinga. I'm asking him to step aside and let me face him (Raila)," Ruto stated.
Ruto was speaking during his tour in Tharaka Nithi county where he had gone to popularise his bottom up economic model.
During his manifesto launch on Thursday, June 30, at Kasarani Stadium, Ruto hinted at forming an inquiry into state capture and tribunal on enforced disappearances of human rights.
"Within 30 days, a quasi-judicial public inquiry to establish the extent of cronyism and state capture in the nation and make recommendations," Ruto stated.
Ruto further called out his boss for failing to address some economic issues resulting in inflation and downtime.
"We have known for at least four decades that our economic model is fatally flawed. The question is why we have stayed on this path, why the government did not heed its own clarion call to restructure the economy, and why we would choose to manufacture guns rather than garments. The answer is the convergence of political and economic power," Ruto stated.
Ruto's sentiments on prosecuting Uhuru after clinching power were echoed by his allies including Kiharu Member of Parliament, Ndindi Nyoro, who accused the Head of State of diverting government policies to favour him and his allies.
"The kind of greed we have witnessed in the last seven years is unprecedented. It has dwarfed the stealing of Mau Mau land after independence," Nyoro argued.
