Deputy President William Ruto has asserted that his boss Uhuru Kenyatta does not owe him any political favours.
Speaking to crowds in Narok County on Sunday, January 31, the DP clarified that the two leaders only owed taxpayers a debt of developing the country.
"As President Kenyatta said correctly yesterday, he has no debt to nobody. He does not have my debt. Uhuru Kenyatta owes me nothing. He owes no community nothing.
"There is only one debt that I share with Uhuru Kenyatta, that is the debt of uniting this country and undertaking the transformation that will see the lives of Kenyans changed and the welfare of our nation moved to the next level." stated the DP.
He further noted that he was intending to support the Head of State to ensure that the promise the duo made to Kenyans is fulfilled.
"If there is any debt, is the debt of gratitude I have to the people of Kenya who gave a simple person like me the opportunity to serve as an elected Deputy President of Kenya," he added.
In a speech to over 7,000 delegates at Sagana State Lodge, the President refuted claims that he had made a promise to support the DP, adding his only vow was to the people of Kenya.
"Some people keep saying I made a promise to them... Ask your guy why he can't allow me to do my work and keeps coming back for the baton, instead of waiting for his turn," noted the head of state.
Uhuru explained that his prayer was to leave the country better than he had found it.
"Those coming to tell you bad things about me and telling you to reject what I am proposing, ask them what they are offering in the alternative," he continued.
Uhuru and Ruto joined forces ahead of the 2013 General Elections against former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Nearly a decade later, Uhuru and Ruto seems to have fallen out after the famous handshake between the President and Odinga in March 2018.
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