• DP William Ruto said that the ‘Hustler Nation's mission’ of forming a national political party that will unite and transform the country was unstoppable.
• Ruto's call comes a day after IEBC started a 30-day exercise seeking to register at least six million new voters,
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Deputy President William Ruto has appealed to the youth to register as voters ahead of the 2022 General Election.
The DP said that it is through the process that they can actively participate in the country's decision-making.
Ruto told the youth that their voter’s cards will give them the authority to put in place a government that will address their issues and aspirations.
“Do not be bystanders. Register as a voter and rally behind a government that will define your destiny,” Ruto said.
He made his remarks on Tuesday during a meeting with grassroots leaders from Trans-Mara and Emurua Dikirr in Kilgoris, Narok county.
Ruto said that the ‘Hustler Nation's mission’ of forming a national political party that will unite and transform the country was unstoppable.
"Even the threats, intimidation, and blackmail will not make us retreat in this grand plan to change Kenya for the better.”
He added that the formation of a national political party will end tribal politics in the country.
Ruto's call comes a day after IEBC started a 30-day exercise seeking to register at least six million new voters, setting the stage for a fierce battle among the bigwigs for the voting bloc that has the potential of tilting the outcome of the upcoming election.
Some of the leaders who accompanied the DP were MPs Johana Ng’eno, Gabriel Tongoyo, Soipan Tuya, David Ole Sankok, Korei Lemein, Lemanken Aramat, Narok Deputy Governor Evalyn Aruasa, and former Narok Senator Patrick Ntutu.
Others were Katoo Ole Metito, Irungu Kang'ata, Rigathi Gachagua, Susan Kihika and Njuguna Wanjiku.
The MPs echoed Ruto's sentiments, with Aramat saying that leaders allied to Ruto will not bow down to pressure from the government.
"We were told that if we attend this meeting our security will be withdrawn. This kind of politics is outdated,” he said.
Tongoyo said as leaders they will not give in to threats meted against them by their detractors.
Wanjiku urged Narok leaders to stand up to political bullies saying the politics of threats and intimidation failed in Mt Kenya.
"They tried to intimidate us in Mt Kenya but we did not accede, therefore do not accept to be intimidated."
Gachagua asked leaders not to accept being misled by those using threats and intimidation to drive their political agenda.
He warned politicians that they risk losing elections if they accept to compromise their principles and give in to intimidation.
"They have threatened me, arrested and detained me over the weekend, and even frozen my accounts, but I have stood firm."