A power blackout interrupted President William Ruto’s speech at the African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (A.I.P.C.A) on Sunday, February 25.
The President attended the Centenary Celebrations by AIPCA in Kasarani, Nairobi County
Ruto was just about to thank his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua when the power went forcing him to stop his speech briefly.
The power blackout lasted for a few minutes.
In the video, seen by The Kenya Times, the president continued talking for a few seconds before pausing to wait for reconnection.
Speaking before the outage, President Ruto explained that it took the efforts of several people to unite the A.I.P.C.A.
He revealed that the Church leaders consulted him eight years ago when he was the deputy president.
“I listened keenly because we had many friends from this Church, but they were in opposing sides. We were really disturbed and confused, we even ended contributing to the confusion that was in this Church,” said Ruto.
Additionally, he thanked his predecessor President Uhuru Kenyatta for his contributions in uniting the A.I.P.C.A.
“When they came, I told them uniting this Church was above my capabilities and I’ll consult the head of state. I consulted President Uhuru Kenyatta and I want to thank him because he contributed greatly to uniting thud Church,” said the president.
He was acknowledging the role played by DP Gachagua in uniting the Church when the microphones went off due to the power outage.
Ruto continued with his speech when the lights came back and did not comment on the matter.
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Ruto Speech Interrupted in Naivasha
This comes few days after President Ruto’s speech was interrupted by two power outages during the closing stages of the National Executive Retreat in Naivasha on Wednesday, February 21.
The two incidents which occurred within a span of five minutes forced the president to deliver part of his speech in darkness.
Ruto was addressing Cabinet Secretaries and elaborating on the government’s agenda when he found himself momentarily struggling to continue his speech as the lights went off.
“The reason why I appointed you is that I knew you have the capacity to do the job you are doing…” Ruto explained before the first power outage occurred.
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The lights flickered back on after a brief moment and the president continued with his speech.
“Are we there…Okay,” Ruto remarked before continuing his presentation.
However, while most electronics regained power, the large screen behind the president remained dark, and just as it started to illuminate, another blackout occurred.
This comes amid complaints over frequent national power blackouts and outages in various parts of the country.
