Deputy President Dr William Ruto has announced his planned TV address on Thursday, January 23, sparking speculations on what could be up his sleeves.
In his first exclusive TV interview, Dr Ruto will go head-to-head with NTV’s Ken Mijungu and also spare some time with the media house’s print- Daily Nation.
DP @WilliamsRuto Will be on @ntvkenya on Thursday evening with @KenMijungu. Friday @dailynation will also have an exclusive interview. Leave any question or issue you would want him to address in the interviews under the Hashtag #HusterNationSpeaks
— Dennis Itumbi, HSC (@OleItumbi) January 21, 2020
The embattled President Uhuru’s right-hand man has been under immense pressure by leaders allied to ODM party leader Raila Odinga and the President to resign amid evident signs of a fallout.
Ruto, a once close confidant of President Kenyatta has been on the receiving end of neglect by State operatives who perceive him to be ‘undermining the head of state.’
A Tanga Tanga MP on Tuesday claimed that the state had slashed DP Ruto’s convoy to beef up that of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) organizers.
This comes just weeks after the Deputy head of state was kicked out from his official residence in Mombasa while attending a function with President Kenyatta.
Ruto would jet out of Mombasa early morning of the following day after spending the night at the English-Point Marina hotel.
In an unprecedented move, DP Ruto allies Tuesday announced a major about-turn where they pledged to support the unity initiative.
The legislators had earlier been apprehensive over the initiative which they claimed had been ‘hijacked’ by political interests.