Mt Kenya leaders play down URP claims, assure Ruto of support

William Ruto is prayed for by Bishops from different denominations at the Gatundu stadium on Monday,April 04 during a prayer service for Uhuru Kenyata and Ruto who were among four other individuals going to the Hague for a case on the post election violence perpetrators. PHOTO:COLLINS KWEYU/STANDARD

Kiambu leaders, majority whom are from The National Alliance (TNA), have denied claims by their URP counterparts that they have abandoned Deputy President William Ruto over his case facing him at The Hague.

Kiambu Governor William Kabogo, while speaking in Kikuyu when President Uhuru toured the region on Friday, assured his support for Ruto, saying: “We prayed for both of you in Gatundu and later on in Ruiru Stadium. How can some leaders now claim that we have abandoned Ruto?” said Kabogo.