Elections will be free, fair and peaceful, says Deputy President William Ruto

Deputy President William Ruto is welcomed by an elderly woman at Cheptilel Primary School in Nandi where he issued title deeds to residents, yesterday. [PHOTO/DPPS]

The Government will ensure the 2017 elections are free, fair and peaceful, Deputy President William Ruto has said. He said the country had learnt painful lessons from the 2007/2008 post-poll violence and would not want to see a repeat of the same.

“We will create an environment of peace and leaders should give a united front,” said Ruto. The DP’s sentiments come at a time when the Opposition, CORD is actively pushing for the ouster of commissioners at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), claiming they are working in cahoots with the Jubilee coalition to rig the elections. But Ruto who spoke at Cheptilil Primary School, Tinderet constituency, Nandi County where he issued 1,035 title deeds to residents, castigated the Opposition for causing unnecessary panic.