Ruto: Uhuru failed in office, now backs ‘puppets’ against me in 2027

President William Ruto has launched fresh political attacks against former President Uhuru Kenyatta for allegedly bankrolling the opposition to compete against him in the 2027 General Election after what the Head of State said was a failure to deliver during his tenure in power.

Dr Ruto claimed Mr Kenyatta was sponsoring political “puppets” against him despite having supported him to power during his two terms in office and challenged his political rivals to present their track records, agenda and manifesto to the electorate.

While addressing his supporters at various stops in Eldoret city after presiding over a KDF passing-out parade at the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Recruit Training School (RTS), Dr Ruto, while alluding to Mr Kenyatta, said he had failed to perform and was now propping up the opposition against him in 2027.

“You know their (opposition) sponsor and how I assisted him while in office, but he could not deliver on affordable housing, universal healthcare and education funding for our children. Now he is sponsoring his political puppets against me, but I will trounce them by a landslide margin,” said Dr Ruto, while dismissing the opposition as disjointed and having nothing to offer Kenyans.

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He claimed that the former president was out to water down his successful development projects across the country and urged the electorate to be cautious when casting their votes in the 2027 General Election.

President Kenyatta backed former prime minister Raila Odinga in the 2022 General Election against his then deputy, Dr Ruto, who won by a slim margin of 200,000 votes.

Now, Mr Kenyatta, as the chairman of the Azimio Coalition, has revived the Mr Odinga 2022 vehicle with Mr Kalonzo Musyoka as the new party leader, with plans for a joint coalition in the 2027 poll against Dr Ruto.