THIS IS WHAT RUTO WILL DO INCASE HIS VOTES ARE STOLEN

Deputy President William Ruto has reaffirmed his belief that he will win the country’s top job in the August elections.
The DP was speaking on Monday at the Holiday Inn Hotel in London, where he held an event for supporters of his United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party in the diaspora. He is on a tour of the United Kingdom.

While describing himself as a smart person, Ruto stated that he has trust in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), downplaying any concerns of possible vote rigging in the General Election.

“If you look at me properly, I am not the type that anybody can steal their votes from. It is not possible,” Ruto was quoted by Nation as telling the audience in a Question-and-Answer session.

“Let me give you my word that this election will not be stolen and I have full confidence in our electoral processes,” he added.

The DP further said that his opponents in the Azimio La Umoja brigade, led by ODM chief Raila Odinga, were not a threat to his votes, saying: “the only thing they can do is maybe to cause violence.”

“However, even on that, we shall not allow to,” said Ruto.

He further faulted the March 2018 handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and then-opposition leader Raila Odinga, claiming that it derailed development in the country but nonetheless opened his eyes.

“I have seen how effective, simple, concrete decisions can change a nation. I have also seen how simple, wrong decisions can also take us backwards. After 2017, we had the Big 4 plan,” said Ruto.

“But then we made a simple decision called the handshake, and then it became the BBI, and then it became a circus and we lost four years, the ruling party collapsed, the opposition collapsed and we ended up in null and void.”

Ruto was flanked by Governors Anne Waiguru, Salim Mvurya and Josphat Nanok; Senators Susan Kihika and Kipchumba Murkomen, among other leaders.

He began his three-day visit to the UK on Sunday, just a day after wrapping up his trip to the United States.

Ruto is expected to visit the Royal Institute of International Affairs in Chatham House to discuss opportunities and outlook for change ahead of the upcoming polls.

His entourage is also set to visit the Whitehall and parliament, as well as engage policymakers, business leaders, and the Kenyan diaspora in the United Kingdom, according to a statement from his campaign secretariat.

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