RUTO’S WORRYING MESSAGE TO CHEBUKATI

President-elect William Ruto has attributed his victory to God whom he said enabled him to waver the storms to become Kenya’s fifth president.

In his opening remarks soon after being declared the winner of the August 9 contest, Ruto said he managed to get to the finish line by God’s Grace.

“I want to thank God that we are here this evening to witness this momentous occasion.

“I want to thank God that today we have concluded this election. I know that there were predictions that I would not get to the ballot, there were predictions that we wouldn’t get here but because of God we are here,” Ruto said.

Ruto further thanked Kenyans for upholding peace during the entire period, saying they have jointly with the candidates raised the bar.

“Gratitude goes to the millions of Kenyans who refused to be boxed into cocoons of ethnicity,” he said.

Ruto said because of the bar raised by Kenyans means that no one lost the election as the election was not marred by any incidents.

The President-elect further paid tribute to the IEBC, saying they are the hero of the elections.

“I want to congratulate the IEBC for raising the bar and I want to say without any fear of contradiction that Wafula Chebukati is our hero,” Ruto said.

He lauded the IEBC boss for ensuring the electoral process was free and fair by allowing access to election results to all and sundry.

The President-elect further said he will work with all elected leaders in his government as well as the opposition.

“I want to promise the people of Kenya that I will run a democratic government and I will work with the opposition to the extent that they oversight the government,” Ruto said.

He assured Kenyans regardless of their choice on the ballot that his government will be open to all.

Ruto also assured his political enemies that he will not seek revenge against them.

“I’m acutely aware that our country is at the stage where we need all hands on deck. We don not have the luxury to look back, we do not have the luxury to point fingers, we have to work together for a prosperous Kenya,” he said.

By The Star

Comments