Deputy President William Ruto has claimed that he cannot work together with ODM party leader Raila Odinga.
“Tufanye kazi gani? Mambo anayosimamia si kama zetu watu wa UDA. Yeye anaamini tupange katiba kwanza,” he said.
Speaking during an Interview at Inooro FM on Wednesday, Ruto said they have different ideologies ahead of 2022.
“Sisi hatuko na hiyo mambo... sisi tukifanya empowerment, yeye anasema ni handouts..,” he said.
“We are completely on different spheres. Competition is also healthy sometimes. We are not enemies but competitors .”
The two politicians have not been seeing eye to eye ahead of the 2022 elections.
In most cases, they have been hitting at each other in public forums.
“Wakati rafiki zetu wanatulazimisha tubadilishe katiba, wanatuambia kuhusu governance models…Lakini tukiwaambia mambo ya economic models wanasema ni academic…Tunajua hawaelewi na inawasumbua…”Ruto said.
However, Ruto's comments are contrary to what he said earlier in the year.
During one of the interviews, Ruto hinted at being willing to work with Raila.
He said he was ready and willing to work with all like-minded politicians who share his dream for the country.
“Anybody who wants to join us to fight poverty and other things that ail the country is welcome,” Ruto stated.
He added that if Raila agrees with his manifesto and his belief that poverty should be fought from the bottom to the top, they could work together.
The ODM leader has lined up mega-regional meetings to revitalise the party in preparation for the next presidential contest.
Raila is seen as the best opposition candidate to face off against Ruto in 2022.
Raila has always taken a swipe at DP Ruto’s bottom-up economic model, saying it is handouts-driven and offers no solution to the country’s economic challenges.
Edited by D Tarus
