Deputy president William Ruto on Sunday cracked a joke and cheered up faithful at AIC church in Illmasin, Kajiado county when he said he attended the service early because he feared an earthquake.
Ruto said he was cautious after ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi promised a mega earthquake during ANC party’s National Delegates Conference (NDC).
The event is currently underway at t the Bomas of Kenya. The delegates are expected to endorse the party boss as its presidential candidate.
“Leo nilisema nitakuja hapa mapema kwasababu rafiki yetu mmoja alituahidi ya kwamba leo kutakuwa na earthquake.
“Na kwasababu ni mwanasiasa kama sisi lazima tuwe waangalifu kwa sababu tumeahidiiwa earthquake.
This loosely translated to, “Today I said I will come here early because one of our friends promise us an earthquake.”
“And because he is a politician like us, we must be cautious because we have been promised an earthquake.”
Mudavadi has been hyping the event, promising an earthquake-like announcement.
The DP said that he expects the earthquake announcement will end the toxic politics that the country has witnessed in the past weeks.
“So as we wait for earthquake, it is our prayer that it will be the one that is going to eliminate the politics of deceit and put Kenya before the selfish interest of anybody or any group of people,” he said.
“This is so that we can put our nation before the interest of any person or group of people or category of people so that Kenya can come first,” he said
