Rift Valley MPs are alleging a well-organised scheme to tame their man William Ruto and claims of a powerful clique of operatives working against him.
Economist have expressed fears in the Odinga and Uhuru dynasties and hustler’s camps, claiming that should Ruto succeed to become President he may revenge against the establishments that have influenced the country’s politics since independence.
According to David Ndii, “They (dynasties) will destroy him if he runs and loses. They will bankrupt him and send him to jail. The dynasty is also scared that Ruto will destroy them if he wins,” he claimed.
The remarks come in the backdrop of blown out political exchanges pitting Uhuru and Ruto’s camps.
Mr Ruto’s allies claim that a clique of powerful businessmen and State officials, some of whom have supported President Kenyatta’s political journey since 1997 when he first campaigned for the Gatundu South parliamentary seat, are working behind the scenes to “cut the DP to size”.
They remarks also mirror claims by exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna, who talks, in his book, of a scheme to “weaponise” the war against corruption, ensnare Ruto and his close allies in Government, before ultimately bundling him out as Uhuru’s deputy.
The DP and his allies have publicly claimed that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is being used to fight a political war.
Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen questioned how investigations into alleged corruption scandals were being done, claiming DCI boss George Kinoti was not acting independently.
David Ndii , when asked whether it was time for Uhuru to fire State officers who are either accused of corruption or not toeing the line – “just like Jomo Kenyatta did away with Jaramogi and Moi did away with George Saitoti”, he claimed Uhuru was not there for the interest of the country but that of his associates.
“If you look at the circumstances you have just described, Kenyatta, Moi and Kibaki – regimes, the question you need to ask is why did you have these tainted people in the first place? He is in there for his business, associates and not for Kenyans. It is pure personal interest,” he claimed.