Professor Makau Mutua’s call for the Kalenjin community to reject Deputy President William Ruto ahead of the 2022 Presidential race has not augured well with his allies. 

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Mutua had said that Ruto is no longer relevant in the contest to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta as he completes his second and final term in office. He urged his kinsmen to look for another candidate who has numbers to rise to power when that time comes

“I beseech the Kalenjin Nation to wake up and smell the black coffee. DP William Ruto is now politically “finished.” Look elsewhere for 2022. Putting your eggs in the Hustler’s basket is a looser — a fool’s errand," he tweeted.

In a quick rejoinder,  Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has said that DP Ruto is not the choice of the Kalenjin community but the whole nation.

He opines that leaders opposed to his leadership are retrogressive-minded. He reminded Mutua, who has been very vocal on matters of national concern, to accept the fact that Ruto is unstoppable in the race to State House.

“Dr.William Ruto is not our candidate he is a project of Kenyans. Utazoea tu!” he tweeted back moments later. 

The Makau’s statements came at a time when opposition leaders have maintained that a referendum is inevitable.

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