Deputy William Ruto offered to send a few Kenyan politicians to take up leadership positions to the United Kingdom including the Opposition Leaader Raila Odinga.
Speaking during this year’s annual National Prayer Breakfast in Nairobi, Ruto waded into the murky British politics that has forced Prime Minister Theresa May to resign claiming that he would ask for Raila’s CV and present it to the United Kingdom to be considered for the Prime Minister job.
Lord Michael Hastings, a member of UK’s Upper House and one of the speakers at the breakfast, had wondered whether Kenya could spare one of its leaders to take up the British PM job.
“We are just wondering if you have a spare prime minister around,” Dr Hastings said as the guests broke into laughter.
After the request, the DP had an answer for him.
“And because you have been good to us, your request for a Prime Minister, we have retired one in Kenya and since the constitution has abolished the position of Prime Minister in Kenya – so he may not have it any time soon – we will send you his CV,” Ruto had responded to Michael Hastings.
In a rejoinder, Sifuna told off Dr Ruto, arguing that Raila is not ready to be offered jobs. He asked Ruto to first help jobless youths secure employment before offering to help Raila get a job.
“Raila hajaomba mtu kazi. Raila anaweza jitaftia kazi. Wewe beba CV za hao ma hustler unashindaga ukituambia uwapatie kazi. You promised millions of jobs for the youth bwana kimwarer and those youth are still waiting.
“In fact we will be calling a CV march to your office soon where all the unemployed youth will bring their CVs to you now that you are in the mood ya kutafutia watu kazi,” said Sifuna.
How about DP Ruto first deals with the CVs of the millions of jobless youth we have in our country. He promised millions of jobs in Jubilees first term and even more in the second but he appears only keen on RAOs CV. https://t.co/LkUGYtWxLv
— Edwin Sifuna (@edwinsifuna) May 30, 2019
Last week, Dr Ruto had also claimed that he helped Raila secure African Union High Representative for Infrastructural Development job, a statement that was bashed by Raila.
UK is facing political turmoil with Prime Minister Theresa May expected to quit office in June after failing to secure a Brexit deal. She has struggled in office ever since taking over from David Cameron.