DP Ruto accuses Raila of organizing militia to block delivery of voting material

Deputy President William Ruto’s interview with International Media Organisation CNN came shortly after NASA leader Raila’s.

His interview was a great chance for the Jubilee government to have their say in response to Raila’s concerns on the same platform. Most of these concerns were based on the legitimacy of the excuses given for the low voter turnout on the October 26 repeat presidential election.

In an interview earlier with CNN, NASA leader Raila Odinga claimed that the low voter turnout witnessed on Thursday's repeat election showed that Kenyans have lost confidence with President Uhuru.

During his interview, Raila claimed that the low voter turnout witnessed on Thursday's repeat election showed that Kenyans have lost confidence with President Uhuru. He insisted that the low turnout depicted the lack of confidence by the voters. “It is a vote of no confidence in the government of President Kenyatta and if I were him and I know that he is a democrat I would actually resign or step aside,” said Raila to CNN.

While there, DP Ruto said the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has not yet arrived at the correct turnout hence disputing the 33 percent turnout quoted by CNN

“The history of low turnouts in repeat elections and especially where there is a boycott is clear,” said Ruto supporting the fact that there was a lower turnout as compared to the August 8 election.

The Deputy President said that although most of Kenyans who voted for Jubilee voted again for them in the repeat poll, the number was not as for the initial election.

 “In our case 91 percent of those who voted for President Kenyatta in August have turned up and made the same decision. We now expect President Kenyatta to be sworn in.” he went on.

He refuted Raila's claims that voters boycotted the poll and accused him of unleashing a militia group in areas considered his strongholds in order to block Kenyans from voting.

Ruto further explained how President Uhuru’s win was legitimate, ‘’you must win 50%... we have already surpassed that threshold… That means that in terms of the constitution, the legitimacy question is already answered… It is incorrect for Mr. Odinga to say that 3.5 million voters turned out. In fact 7.5 million voters turned out… Of course he wants to peddle a narrative that suits his political narrative. There is a percentage of voters that was denied a chance to vote. I challenge our opponent to remove the organised militia blocking the delivery of voting material and we will know for sure if those affected want to vote or not.”

He concluded by saying that the next step Kenyans should expect is the swearing in of the government. “Shortly, we will be having a declaration and finally a swearing in as far as or in accordance with the constitution of Kenya. So the Opposition narrative was lost and defeated because it failed.”

His interview is among the newest progress amid the political crisis that is crippling the country as Kenyans wait to see their fate.

Here is a clip of the interview;