In 2017, the Supreme Court nullified the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta and ordered a new vote to be held within 60 days.
This was after the then Chief Justice David Maraga sided with the opposition leader Raila Odinga and declared the presidential results “invalid, null and void” arguing that the vote had been electronically manipulated to assure a victory for the incumbent.
Following the nullification of his win, the then sitting President Uhuru Kenyatta wanted to give up on his re-election and go back to Ichaweri if the audio released by Suna East MP Junet Mohammed is anything to go by.
This according to a leaked video saw the 2022 presidential front runner William Ruto admit that he was involved in a heated argument that nearly degenerated into a physical confrontation with President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House.
The UDA presidential flag bearer was heard saying he could not believe that his boss was considering giving up and he almost unleashed the slap but restrained himself.
“I went to the state house and found my friend there. I will not say what he was doing because we are all men. Here is the president, and he says he is not keen on taking part in the repeat elections and he says he wants to go to his Ichaweri home,
“I looked at him and told him I would have slapped him were it not for the respect I had for him. I asked him how he could just give up,” William Ruto said.
The 90-second audio is believed to have been taken during a closed-door meeting with the Kikuyu Council of elders on Friday, July 1.
The meeting which was held at William Ruto’s residence in Karen saw all the attendees asked to leave their phones out of the room.