The ongoing debate on Deputy President William Ruto ‘s car gift has taken a new twist after the DP accused ODM leader Raila Odinga of lying over a car gift handed to the Kisumu Archbishop.
Ruto presented the brand new Mitsubishi Pajero to Kisumu Catholic Archbishop Philip Anyolo during his installation in January.
Speaking on Saturday, Raila questioned the source of the money used to buy the car donated by Ruto, saying that church rejected the vehicle “since it was bought using dirty money”.
But Ruto on Sunday lashed at Raila saying that he (Raila) was a ‘master of deceit who always spewed desperate lies’.
“…the car gift was bought by Christian leaders including UK (Uhuru Kenyatta) and myself at the request of the chair of Catholic MPs. Understandably, empowering the church offends magicians and the evil spirits they worship. Shetani ashindwe,” Ruto said.
However ,Kisumu Archbishop Philip Anyolo has donated the car he was gifted by Deputy President William Ruto to another institution.
Speaking on Citizen TV, Anyolo revealed that he did not need the Mitsubishi Pajero 2012 model.
He, therefore, ordered that the car be given to an institution which he explained would benefit from it more than he would.
He further revealed that by the time Ruto’s gift arrived, he was contented with a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 he was given by his catholic believers on the day he was installed.
“The institution where I donated the Pajero is free to sell the vehicle and use proceeds from the sale to embetter the society,” he stated