DP William Ruto claims some politicians in Rift Valley are praying for his conviction at ICC

NAKURU: Deputy President William Ruto has alleged that some leaders are quietly praying for his conviction at the International Criminal Court at The Hague to open a political way for them.

Speaking at Sururu, Njoro Constituency in Nakuru County, the DP claimed that intensified political activities in parts of Central Rift led by the Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto revolve around the criminal case he is facing alongside radio journalist Joshua Sang.

The Deputy President, who was at some stages of his speech overwhelmed by emotion, said it was a taboo in the Kalenjin community to wish bad things to happen to your brother and urged those fighting him to abandon their hard-line positions and support the Jubilee Government.

"I have tried with a lot of difficulty to understand why the likes of Isaac Ruto are fighting me. If you see them, inform them to continue digging the grave for Ruto but remind them not to dig deep because they might find themselves inside the same," he emotionally told the gathering.

He said the Kalenjin nation already has leadership at hand and therefore could not see the reason for a section of the Rift Valley leaders to champion for alternative leadership.

According to him, President Uhuru Kenyatta will only vie for his re-election through the Jubilee Alliance Party once in 2017 compared to him who will use it for a decade.

"Some people who are used to political greed and endless leadership wrangles could not believe that we could work so well with the President and that is what this noise you hear is all about, the relationship we have with Uhuru compared with that of Kibaki and Raila is like day and night," he added.

Speculations have been rife following last week's meeting which brought together Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto, his Kericho Counterpart Paul Chepkwony, Senator Stephen Ole Ntutu of Narok, Baringo’s Gideon Moi and KANU Secretary General Nick Salt at a hotel in Mara.

The Deputy President who addressed a similar rally at Nasuit in Njoro, said chances of reviving the former ruling party Kanu to the position of a serious national political party were next to impossible.

"This party initially belonged to Uhuru's father before former President Moi took over, then the current President who has abandoned it. This is a spent tool that can no longer appeal to the people of Kenya although they claim its fresh," said Ruto.