DP Ruto accused of foul game play ahead of August poll

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Controversial Senator Paul Njoroge has reignited his war of words with the Deputy President William Ruto two months to the General Election.

The senator now claims that the DP is systematically locking out politicians from Central Kenya and Rift Valley whom he perceives as his enemies.

Njoroge who represents the disabled in the senate lashed out at Ruto over his high handedness on those he professed as blocking his chances of becoming the next President.

And in a hard hitting statement, Njoroge told the deputy president that Central Kenya was rethinking its decision in supporting his presidential bid come 2022.

This emerged when the senator who is seeking the governor seat in Nakuru County on KANU ticket addressed the press in Naivasha where he called for peaceful campaigns.

According to Njoroge, the Deputy President had resorted in using government agencies to antagonize those opposed to his style of leadership.

"We saw that senior politicians from Central and Rift Valley who are opposed to Ruto were rigged out of the just concluded Jubilee primaries as part of the ongoing plan," he said.

He revisited the list produced by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHCR) which listed leaders with integrity issues.

Njoroge whose name appeared in the list termed the move as one way of locking out some leaders from contenting in the general elections.

Source: Standard Digital