President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday led a section of Kenyan leaders to a National Prayer Breakfast Day at Safari Park Hotel.
Deputy President Dr William Ruto, his wife Rachael Ruto, Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka, South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, ANC Party leader Musalia Mudavadi and National Assembly speaker Justin Muturi are among the leaders who turned up for the 17th National Prayer Day.
While giving his speech, Ruto recounted various things that he encountered in his early life.
He started by recounting the day he first wore shoes.
DP Ruto: In 1980 when I was in standard 7 preparing for CPE, I went to do exams https://t.co/Ku0mrAmuto was nature. My first shoe was bought in 1981 for KSh60. I am saying this because the gentleman who didn’t have shoes is sitting at the high table today pic.twitter.com/fCWjAtLlch
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) May 30, 2019
Later, the DP said that he had a confession to make. Taking to his confession, he said that in 1978 when Kenya’s founding father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta passed on, he was on his school holiday and was looking after cows.
Ruto said that he literally took the cows home because he thought it was the end of the world.
“I have a confession to make. In 1978 when the founding father passed on, I remember we were on school holiday and I was looking after cows. I literally took the cows home because I thought it was the end of the world,” he said.
DP Ruto: I have a confession to make. In 1978 when the founding father passed on, I remember we were on school holiday and I was looking after cows. I literally took the cows home because I thought it was the end of the world #NationalPrayerBreakfast pic.twitter.com/o6aco2s4Wm
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) May 30, 2019
However, Kenyans have refused to buy Ruto’s remarks, accusing him of peddling lies on a national prayer day event.
They have reacted saying that Ruto is just but lying to Kenyans.
Here are some of the reactions.
professional liar uliam is
— theonlycaptainalive (@CaptainKiage) May 30, 2019
Who can believe this!
— PetersonM14 (@M14Peterson) May 30, 2019
Na uko sure tutakuamini aty??
— Frank Lyn (@Frankie49129308) May 30, 2019
your jokes need to be powered by Safaricom
— Felix King (@FELIXMYCALL) May 30, 2019