Focus on your project and leave me alone, William Ruto now tells Uhuru Kenyatta

Deputy President William Ruto addresses supporters in Meru. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

Barely 10 days to the General Election, Deputy President William Ruto has kicked up a storm, telling President Uhuru Kenyatta to focus on his candidate and leave him alone.

In an emotionally charged speech at a rally in Kapsabet, Nandi County, yesterday, Ruto said he had reconciled with the fact that the president is backing his opponent Raila Odinga of Azimio, but that should not be a licence to mention him in meetings.