President William Ruto cleared the air of his reasons to appoint Uhuru Kenyatta as the regional peace leader.
During his interview with Aljazeera, Ruto said he believed in his former boss to deliver and help maintain the much-needed peace in the region.
President Ruto further explained that his fallout with Uhuru was purely political, and all that is behind them now.
“I am the big brother now; it is in my place to work with him. It is the right thing to do, and I will not allow negative energy to be built around our country. I believe Uhuru Kenyatta can bring value to the region,”
“It was a competition. President Kenyatta had a candidate, and he did not win, I beat his candidate…that is a democratic process which is behind us, and we have a country to govern and a region to look after,” stated President Ruto.
Ruto tasked Uhuru with the regional peace leader role during his inauguration speech, where he confirmed Uhuru had accepted it.
“On the peace initiatives in our region including both in Ethiopia and Great Lakes Region, I have asked my elder brother President Uhuru Kenyatta who has done commendable engagement with those regions, and he has graciously agreed to continue chairing those discussions on behalf of the people of Kenya,” said Ruto.
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