23rd December, 2019
Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday, December 22, 2019, responded for the first time since Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua accused him of threatening his life.
Speaking in Busia County, Ruto downplayed the accusations by making a joke about the issue.
Ruto said that the handshake between him and Governor Mutua was nothing compared to a handshake he had received from a local in Busia.
“Yule jamaa mwingine mliskia alilalamika juzi, ati nilimsalimia…ati nilifanya nini…(laughs)…ati nilimsalimia tu nikamwangalia, akakimbia kunishtaki kwa polisi”
“Kama angesalimiwa na huyu jamaa amekuwa akikoroga pot hapa si angekimbia Hague…” he said.
Governor Alfred Mutua on Monday, December 16, 2019, recorded a statement at the Kilimani police station's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices.