THE STANDARD By
Suleiman Shahbal |
April 5th 2021 at 20:44:52 GMT +0300
Deputy President William Ruto. [File, Standard]
Every time he called I used to respond, “William Samoei arap Ruto, how are you.” Then of course he became deputy president and suddenly the friendly familiarity became inappropriate. When Uhuru called it was easy to say, “Hi Boss.” When he calls now you suddenly find yourself standing at attention, irrespective of where you are, saying “Your Excellency Sir!” As President Harry Truman said, “the office makes the man”. Others may argue that the man can also diminish the office, but I beg to differ.
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Details of Uhuru s Night Visit to Raila s Home
ODM leader Raila Odinga during an impromptu visit in Nairobi on Thursday, April 1
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On Wednesday night, March 31, President Uhuru Kenyatta visited ODM leader Raila Odinga at his Karen home in Nairobi, in a meeting attended by Senate Minority Leader Siaya Orengo and National Assembly Minority Whip Junet Mohammed.
The two discussed a number of issues among them; the conflict surrounding the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) and the 2022 succession politics.
During their meeting, Odinga and the Head of State agreed to rally their troops to back the BBI agenda with Kenyatta assuring that all was well, despite the rumours that had been fueled in the last couple of days by some leaders.
During NewsGang show on Thursday, Gachuri distanced himself from the poster which insinuated he would quit his job to join the party linked with Deputy President William Ruto.
“To be clear I come from Kiambaa Constituency, specifically Banana Hill. I have been a son of this constituency for the last 39 years and I am extremely proud of my roots. We lost our MP Hon Paul Koinange, a man I deeply and sincerely respected. I condole with his family, relative and friends,” Gachuri clarified.
“Unfortunately, propagandists went on the overdrive and designed posters purporting I had declared interest in the parliamentary seat. How insensitive? For the avoidance of any doubt let me set from the onset that the poster is classical fake news created by kings and queens of fake news with the motive only they know. It should be dismissed with the content it deserves. In Banana Hill where I come from, we do not celebrate death, we celebrate and value life,” he added.
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