Editor's Review

“If you are a president behave presidential do not behave like any other bystander or a villager."

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has slammed President William Ruto over his recent utterances against the opposition. 

Speaking on Monday, August 7, Babu said Ruto should carry himself as a president and give respect to the office he holds.

“If you are a president behave presidential do not behave like any other bystander or a villager. You must behave presidential, remember Kenya does not belong to you. You are just a custodian of Kenyans’ interests, and you are holding power on behalf of Kenyans therefore, you must be presidential. You must respect that office,” said Babu.

The ODM MP also asked President Ruto to stop threatening the opposition that he will deal with them if they hold protests.

Owino’s remarks come hours after the Head of State said the Azimio la Umoja coalition must agree that there will be no handshake and violence in the country before the resumption of the bipartisan talks.

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File image of President William Ruto in Nyeri County.

Ruto who was speaking in Nyeri County also he is glad that Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga has declared he is not interested in a handshake.

"I heard yesterday they have agreed they don't want a handshake. Now I want to ask them we also agree to end violence and chaos and the destruction of property and businesses in our nation,” said Ruto.

He added, “If we agree on those two that there is no handshake and there is no violence then we can proceed as a country and we can discuss the rest of the things.”