COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli and Suna East MP Junet Mohamed on Wednesday, August 12, claimed that Deputy President William Ruto was part of the so-called 'Deep State'.
Junet and Atwoli were firing back at Ruto after he urged Kenyans to stay firm against intimidation and threats from the 'deep state and the system'.
"We are the people, if he talks about God we also pray, he is not the only person who prays, God is for us all.
"The best thing the DP need to do is to resign if he does know the difference between himself and the deep state. In 2013 when he went to Hague. The then-president Mwai Kibaki asked his Attorney General (Githu Muigai) to represent him at the International Criminal Court (ICC)," noted Atwoli.
The trade unionist added that Ruto was a daydreamer who would never be the President of Kenya.
Atwoli claimed that Ruto lacked integrity and could not be trusted with the government. This, he argued was evidenced by 'his appointees' fuelling corruption.
Junet asked Ruto to share more details about his remarks on the deep state and claimed that Ruto was now abandoning the system after using it.
"You cannot be benefiting from the 'deep state' until you become a Deputy President and you disown it when you think it is not useful to you," stated Junet.
During a meeting with community leaders from Kajiado South constituency on Tuesday, August 11, Ruto stated that he would not be intimidated by the 'deep state' who he stated claimed to have the power to fix the outcome of the 2022 General Elections.
Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka also shared Atwoli's sentiments as he also called for the resignation of Ruto on grounds of challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta.
"There are a lot of interest groups and some of them have to enable capacities. It is, however, wrong for William Ruto to challenge his boss in the manner which he has done.
"If I was him, I would have done the honourable thing, which is to resign," noted Kalonzo.
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