UDA flagbearer Deputy President William Ruto has sounded a warning to his Azimio counterpart Raila Odinga, stating that he will not allow him to cause havoc if he loses the August 9 poll.
Speaking in Banana, Kiambu County on Saturday, July 15, Ruto stated that, unlike President Uhuru Kenyatta who allowed Raila to oppose the election outcome, he would not hesitate to send him home.
"You heard the President say that Raila wanted to cause problems. I am telling him that I am not Uhuru. I will not entertain you,"
"This time, I will not allow you to swear yourself in, there will be no throwing of stones, there will no be demonstrations nor tibim or tialala," he added.
The DP, however, noted that he anticipates the former Prime Minister to retire peacefully after he loses the election.
"Once we finish with you, you will go home peacefully. If you need help, we have a wheelbarrow, and we will ferry you all the way to Bondo," Ruto stated.
The Kenya Kwanza leader also reiterated his calls for the Azimio candidate not to pick a fight with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
He opined that his demands on the commission to use the manual voter register as a complementary to the electronic system was an indication that he was afraid of losing the poll.
Ruto further alleged that Raila was using doctored political opinion polls to create the narrative that he was the most preferred candidate.
In June 2022, Raila pledged that he would accept defeat should he lose the August 9 polls.
"Definitely, I'm the sportsman between me and him and I know that asiyekubali kushindwa sio mshindani (He who doesn't concede defeat is not a sportsman)," Raila said.
All four presidential candidates, Raila, Ruto, George Wajackoyah of the Roots Party and David Mwaure of the Agano Party, signed a Political Decency and Peace Charter at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in July 2022.
The signing of the charter was to signify their commitment to promote and advocate for peace pre and post-August 9 polls.
“It among others obligates for accountability and decency by political parties,” the Registrar of Political Parties, Ann Nderitu stated at the meeting.
