Azimio principal Martha Karua on Sunday, March 26, challenged President William Ruto to be truthful with himself about why he was listed as a suspect by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Speaking during a church service in Embakasi, Nairobi County, Karua dismissed Ruto's claims that he was tried at the ICC because of standing for party leader Raila Odinga whose victory was robbed in the 2007 poll.
She argued that Ruto, whose case was vacated by the Hague-based court, knew exactly why he, among ODM leaders was summoned to the court.
"Many leaders fought for Baba yet they were not taken to the Hague. You were summoned because of what you did so stop mentioning Raila. Even I fought for Kibaki yet I was not taken to the Hague," Karua declared.
The Narc Kenya party leader warned Ruto against orchestrating crimes against humanity while away on his state trip to Europe ahead of the Monday demonstrations.
She castigated the Kenya Kwanza administration for allegedly using the National Police Service to attack protestors and asked the Head of State to borrow a leaf from some of his colleagues.
"Even if we decide to bring the letter to State House, why are you scared of the people if you claim you were validly elected?
"Why can't you borrow a leaf from presidents of civilized nations? I have neither heard Emmanuel Macron nor Cyril Ramaphosa threatening demonstrators, so why are you and your agents doing so?" Karua posed.
In a bare-knuckled attack on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, the 'Iron Lady' told him never to associate himself with the Mau Mau freedom fighters.
"Freedom fighters never fought the people but for the people. If your role was to harass the commoners and even forcefully take their property, you must be a product of collaborators, the home guards," she declared.
Earlier, the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome declared the mass action demonstrations illegal and threatened to arrest anyone who would disrupt peace in the country.
However, the Azimio leaders maintained that the protests were in line with the Constitution and dared Koome to apprehend them.
