President William Ruto has hit out at the Azimio la Umoja coalition over their planned protests next Tuesday.
Speaking in Malava, Kakamega County on Saturday, Ruto explained that he reached out to Azimio leader Raila Odinga in a bid to find an amicable solution to end the ongoing rift between the opposition and his government.
He has told the opposition that they will know that he is the commander in chief should they go on with the protests.
“Mimi niliwaambia ile wiki ingine; nikaita yule mzee wa kitendawili na nikamwambia wewe wacha hii maandamano tupeleke hii maneno yote unasema bunge; wabunge waangalie kama kuna maneno ya ukweli,” said a visibly irked Ruto.
“Sasa ati wamekataa hiyo ya kwenda kuongea kwa amani kwa bunge. Ati wanataka kurudi maandamano. Ati waende wavunje mali na kuharibu biashara ya wananchi. Mimi ndio commander-in-chief. Nyinyi mtajua hamjui. Wawache hiyo mchezo.”
Azimio has already notified the police of their planned demonstrations in Nairobi on Tuesday.
The letter written by the Coalition’s party chairman Wickliffe Oparanya said the protests will be held along the busy Moi Avenue within the Central Business District.
“In the course of the said meeting/procession, we intend to submit a written petition to Harambe House, Nairobi,” Azimio said in the letter dated April 24.
