Should Deputy President William Ruto finally step down after his confessions over the ownership of the Weston Hotel?
Debate surrounding the Weston hotel had for sometime made headlines and Ruto’s latest confession that he indeed owns the hotel despite getting land obtained in a fraudulent mannaer seem to have only made things worse for the DP who is seeking to take over from Uhuru come 2022.
Politicians opposed to Ruto’s Presidential bid are using the Weston Hotel Saga to taint his political image and portray him as someone who cannot be trusted with the Country’s leadership.
ODM Treasurer Timothy Bosire has now come out gun blazing and has asked Ruto to resign following the Weston Hotel Land Saga.
Bosire has said the DP should quit and be investigated thoroughly for prosecution over the ‘illegal’ acquisition of the prime parcel of land on which stands the five-star hotel.
“Ruto should eat the humble pie and just quit. He lacks the moral authority to continue being deputy president after admitting that he illegally acquired the Weston Hotel land,” the former Kitutu Masaba MP said.
Bosire, Ruto’s fierce critic, tore into the DP’s character saying he was unfit to continue performing the functions of the office of the Deputy President when he is “a known thief’.
“What Ruto has confirmed is that he is a thief of public resources by admitting that the Weston Hotel was built on public land that was stolen,” said the politician.
He said the ‘scandals’ that have hit Ruto in the recent past have lifted the lid on the true character of a man Kenyans elected as DP.
“In other democracies, Ruto would be in jail or at least be facing criminal prosecution,” added Bosire.