Ruto: I've suffered, Raila or Karua wouldn't have managed if they were me

Ruto said he has persevered a lot since he fell out with his boss Uhuru Kenyatta.

In Summary

•The DP while explaining a public spat between him and President Uhuru Kenyatta said he has faced numerous challenges that ODM leader Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua would not have persevered.

•He, however, could not divulge finer details of what exactly troubled him

UDA leader William Ruto during the launching of his manifesto on June 30,2022 at Kasarani Stadium.
UDA leader William Ruto during the launching of his manifesto on June 30,2022 at Kasarani Stadium.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Deputy President William Ruto now claims he has gone through humiliation since his fallout with president Uhuru Kenyatta.

The DP while explaining the public spat between him and Uhuru said he has faced numerous challenges that ODM leader Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua would not have persevered if they were in his position.

"I have been a very patient person. The kind of humiliation I have been subjected to by my boss, nobody could have taken it. If it was Raila or Martha Karua, they would have done drastic things already.," he said in an interview with KTN on Thursday.

He, however, could not divulge finer details of what exactly troubled him.

Ruto said he would not wish to engage Uhuru in a war of words adding that he has tried his best but the President has been pushing him to the corner.

"I have resisted as much as I could to respond to my boss. Many people say I have insulted President Uhuru Kenyatta. In fact, I have asked him directly that there is this story I hear I have insulted you. I asked him,  can you produce one clip where I said something about you (Uhuru)? Such a clip is not there because I am a careful person," he said.

It is during the same interview that the DP also revealed that the President refused to meet him for reconciliation despite attempts by religious leaders.

Ruto claims a meeting plan being spearheaded by Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit failed to materialize after Uhuru declined to honour the invite.

"Bishops talked to me, they talked to the president. When they came back to me I told them I want to have a chat with my boss, but he refused. He flatly refused. He denied the bishop a chance for me to have a talk with him. Ask ACK bishop Ole Sapit."

The DP made the remarks when explaining the rumoured tiff between him and his boss.

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