Attorney Ahmednasir Abdullahi on Wednesday claimed that the relationship between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto had deteriorated and was only awaiting “an official divorce”.
Abdullahi, who is currently representing Ruto as he seeks to save the Weston hotel from demolition, said that the two leaders had found new interests and that the rapport that existed before the handshake had long died.
He gave the analogy of a couple that has separated but awaiting divorce, adding that the two partners had found “new love”.
“We have to tell the truth, I don’t think they are reading from the same script. They are like a couple that is yet to divorce. You know before the divorce you separate and lead your own lives. Both of them have found new love,” the flamboyant lawyer stated.
According to the lawyer, Ruto’s new love was 2022 while President Kenyatta had made the handshake his “new love”.
Abdullahi spoke on popular talk show JKL where he was hosted by Jeff Koinange.
He further warned that the current political environment was likely to have an adverse effect on the Big Four Agenda which President Kenyatta has presented as his legacy project.
Ruto is currently engaged in a legal battle to save his multimillion Weston Hotel from being demolished.
On Tuesday, Ruto’s lawyer appeared before the National Land Commission (NLC) where he defended the ownership of Weston Hotel.
NLC is the constitutionally mandated body to deal with land issues including administration and management of public land. A government agency, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has petitioned the NLC to help it take back the land on which Weston Hotel sits – claiming it was the rightful owner.
Ahmednasir, however, denied the allegations raised by KCAA, saying that his client had bought the land regularly and from its registered owners.
“Our client is a bona fide purchaser for value. If there is any defect on the title, our client was not aware of it. The allottee has a valid grant obtained from Government, on which was endorsed the transfer to our client,” the lawyer stated.
Abdullahi called on NLC to be considerate when making a decision on the land, saying the hotel directly employed 141 people with several hundred in indirect employment as suppliers and taxi operators.