Former Prime minister Raila has requested William Ruto to seek an answer from Uhuru on why he is being targeted on the fight against corruption.
Speaking yesterday during a meeting with a section of Rift valley leaders, Raila wondered why Ruto is afraid about corruption.
He said that being as the second senior most authority, he should be the one championing the fight against graft.
“I don’t want to talk about Ruto. If he feels that he is being targeted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), then he should ask the President,” said Odinga.
The Rift Valley leaders who included Kenya African National Union Secretary General Nick Salat said they are in support of both the ‘handshake’ and the war against corruption.
The other leaders included Former nominated MP Wilson Sossion, Nominated senator Mercy Chebeni, former Eldama Ravine MP Musa Sirma, former Health Minister Paul Sang, former Mosop MP Davy Koech, former Keiyo North MP William Murgo, Keiyo South MP Micah Kigen and Kenya Farmers Association Director Kipkorir Arap Menjo.
“We want to tell those using Odinga’s name as a scapegoat to stop and address the plight of our people,” said Mr. Salat.
Salat also urged the DCI and DPP not to relent and instead pursue all those responsible for looting public funds and hold them accountable.
“Those responsible for dipping their fingers in public coffers should be held to account. We will change this narrative only if our community is being targeted, and yet individuals are doing the stealing,” Salat said.
President Uhuru has on several occasion said that he wont spare anyone who is mentioned of being corrupt whether his family members or his political allies.
“I will not spare anyone mentioned of being corrupt,whether political allies or my family member,”he said.
On the other hand, former prime minister Raila Odinga has been accused by a section of rift-valley leaders among them Oscar Sudi and Kipchumba Morken of a plot to kill Ruto’s presidential ambition.
Nandi governor Stephen Sang had said that Odinga and Uhuru are tainting the DP name by labeling as corrupt.
“Don’t think we don’t know what you are doing, the fight against corruption is imaginary and it’s targeted to the Kalenjin community especially William Ruto,” he said.