The Deputy President William Ruto is on the spot on how is using his power of conviction to brainwash Kenyans on the debate on referendum.
The Deputy President William Ruto has been quoted more than once stating that the referendum should be made about the people.
According to Musalia Mudavadi,DP Ruto is pushing for a narrative which portrays other leaders as only interested in sharing positions.
“What the people are saying is that make sure this referendum is about the people. Don’t make this referendum look like it’s about political leaders sharing positions,” said the ANC leader.
Speaking after attending Sunday service at Citam Kisumu Church, Mr Mudavadi said contrary to demands by politicians, the message that is coming from the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) has nothing to do with a referendum.
The ANC leader said that the only people who are pushing for a referendum are politicians.
“We should all be careful about that because we have not seen the report of the BBI so we don’t know what the contents are,” he said.
“The people who are talking a lot about the referendum are the politicians. Kenyans are raising concerns about corruption, about economic hardships, lack of employment for young people, good management of public resources… these are the people who are really on the ground,” he told journalists.
Both President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga have hinted at a referendum to amend the Constitution.