Orange Democratic Movement party leader Raila Odinga has shrugged off remarks by DP William Ruto that he desperately tried to reach him four times moments after 2017 divisive polls.
At Citizen TV on Tuesday, Ruto said the ODM leader asked him to join him to 'fight a common enemy', adding that the former premier also said Uhuru had shortchanged Ruto in cabinet appointments.
But in a statement released by ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna on Wednesday, Mr Odinga urges DP Ruto to first deal with ' his ghosts' before dragging him to his 'problems'.
"We advise William Ruto to look in the mirror and deal with his many ghosts. The biggest enemy to William Ruto is William Ruto, who also happens to be the biggest impediment to sustainable peace and security in the great country called Kenya.
"We must ask the President to be careful, for he has a dragon for Deputy, one who is not averse to eating everyone at the table, to get to power. We also advice Ruto that his politics of division and hatred, chaos and threats of violence, blackmail and tribal divisions, no longer appeal to the masses," read the statement.
The statement further potrays Dr Ruto as an impedance to development, adding that he's a threat to the ongoing fight against corruption. Mr Odinga also calls for prosecution of the DP over corruption.
"We ask the public to treat these blatant lies with the contempt they deserve and not to tire from demanding for acceleration of the war on corruption and specifically the arrest and prosecution of the High Priest of corruption himself," adds the statement.
Apparently, Dr Ruto said on Tuesday that the run away corruption in the country will not deter Jubilee government from delivering to the people. Also, he said DCI should detach fight against corruption from succession politics.