Deputy President William Ruto on Thursday visited Nyamira;
one week after his initial events in the county were disrupted by police
leading to cancellation.
The DP was received by thousands of residents, bringing the
entire county to a standstill as many hoped to catch a glimpse of the DP and benefit
from his hustler movement goodies.
While making his way to the venue, police officers were seen
around his caravan, shielding him from the massive crowd.
Addressing the residents, DP Ruto expressed his gratitude for the support and vowed to continue championing for the rights of the less fortunate in society.
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Ruto takes a swipe at
BBI
Regarding the Building Bridges Initiative championed by
President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, DP Ruto noted
that it as an unnecessary political pursuit.
He said he is only interested in a Constitutional amendment
process that has the interest of Kenyans at heart.
According to the DP, BBI is an avenue being used by
politicians to create plump positions for themselves.
“As they push to change the Constitution, we are pushing to
change the narrative. They want a referendum to add a Prime Minister's and
deputy prime minister's position but we are changing the narrative, we want to
empower that boda boda operator who is considered a low-class citizen. We are
not starting from the top down, we are advocating for the bottom up approach
because when we take care of those at the bottom, the hustlers then those at
the top will take care of themselves,” Ruto said.
“They should not lie to us that we should always discuss matters of positions, we can as well address issues of the ordinary person. In any case, they are the majority and they are deserving,” he added.
