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ODM Secretary General to leave Kenya should Ruto become president

by Enock Ndayala
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has assured President William Ruto that he will still lose in the 2027 presidential race even if he names Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro as his presidential running mate.

Deputy President William Ruto will be giving his first stab at the presidency in the much-awaited August 9, 2022, General Election.

The former Eldoret North MP will be facing off with ODM leader Raila Odinga who is vying on the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition party ticket as well as George Wajackoyah of the Roots Party.

Raila Odinga’s allies however have issues with what they term Ruto’s anger management issues, especially after it emerged he once came close to slapping President Uhuru Kenyatta after the 2017 presidential election.

Deputy President William Ruto will be giving his first stab at the presidency in the much-awaited August 9, 2022, General Election.
Deputy President William Ruto will be giving his first stab at the presidency in the much-awaited August 9, 2022, General Election. Photo: ODM/Facebook.

In an interview with NTV on Monday, July 4, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said he would go to exile if the former Eldoret North MP William Ruto win the presidency.

Sifuna, who is eying the Nairobi senatorial seat in the August 9, elections said that the deputy president is too temperamental to be president.

While citing the recent remarks in which Ruto said he almost slapped President Uhuru Kenyatta after the dramatic 2017 elections, Sifuna said he fears living in a country that is under William Ruto.

“This man is very dangerous if he takes power. I promise you if Ruto becomes president, I Sifuna will have to hide in a foreign country because of his anger,” he said.

Speaking in Meru Town on the last day of his Mt Kenya East tour, DP Ruto confirmed that he almost slapped President Uhuru Kenyatta after he hinted that he won’t take part in the repeat of the presidential election after the Supreme Court annulled his presidential win in 2017.

“There are people who are circulating some recordings claiming I forced President Uhuru to take part in the repeat presidential election. Let me tell them that they don’t know how we made Uhuru Kenyatta the president. We are the ones who worked hard to ensure that we won,” Ruto said.

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