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William Ruto: I am rich, I cannot start a war between the rich and poor in Kenya

by Enock Ndayala
Deputy President William Rutonet worth, family, marriage and education as compiled from available data. Photo: William Ruto/twitter.

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has denied claims he has been inciting a class of in Kenya through his bottom-up campaign messaging which seeks to appeal to the economically marginalized Kenyans.

ODM leader Raila Odinga, President Uhuru Kenyatta, and their allies have been accusing the former Agriculture Minister of setting up the rich against the rich with his hustler narrative

But speaking on Friday, September 3, when he hosted small-scale traders from Embakasi North, Central, South, and Starehe constituencies at the Karen residence, Nairobi, the deputy president said he is equally rich thus cannot start a war between the rich and poor as he will be a victim too.

William Ruto: I am rich, I cannot start a war between the rich and poor in Kenya
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has denied claims that he has been fanning a class war between the rich and the poor in Kenya through the hustler narrative. Photo: William Ruto/Twitter.

“A rich person like me leading the hustler nation cannot start a class war between the rich and the poor, because that will hurt me too. There is no war between the rich and the poor, hustler narrative is about something else, ” he posed.

William Ruto’s hustler narrative has over time received criticism for its pro-poor policies with many claiming it is radicalising the less fortunate in society to think they are poor because the rich or wealthy members of society have taken something from them (the poor).

The deputy president has however on many occasions sort to explain that the thrust of his campaign message is to awaken the ordinary poor Kenyan and give them hope that they too can be wealthy.

While appearing before the National Assembly committee on security, Interior CS Fred Mating’i made public some of the multi-billion properties owned by William Ruto, lifting the lead on just how rich the deputy president is.

The revelation resulted in many criticising Ruto for pretending to champion the interests of the poor through the bottom-up economic model while in a real sense he is just as rich as other politicians who care less for the ordinary person.

As if Matiang’i’s revelations were not enough, Ruto later said the Interior CS forgot some of his properties including a poultry farm which rakes him at least KSh 1.5 million daily through selling eggs, as well as shares in Kenya’s leading telecommunication firm, Safaricom.

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