Former Jubilee Party Vice Chair David Murathe has for the first time gone public on Deputy President William Ruto's alleged assassination plot claims.
Weeks ago, Ruto claimed that his life is in danger following the emergence of a letter displaying such information, purportedly written by a Cabinet Secretary and addressed to the President.
Speaking on the issue on Sunday, the former Gatanga MP dismissed the Ruto's fears as falsehood, terming it a fabrication, most likely made to derail the ongoing war on corruption.
Speaking on K24's Punchline show on Sunday night, he said that the fact that some people have already been charged with faking the letter is proof that it was a mere lie.
"This is my personal opinion. The assassination plot is a fabrication. Someone has been charged with uttering false statements. I suspect it has to do with the fight against corruption," said Murathe.
Murathe called for Ruto's exit from the government if he believes that his life is in danger after the blame initially landed on four Cabinet Secretaries as the main people behind the plot.
The four, Peter Munya (Trade), Sicily Kariuki (Health), Joe Macharia (Transport) and James Macharia (Transport), were accused of holding meetings at the La Mada Hotel with the intention.
Murathe now says that the DP would have taken a walk if the plot was real, after which the blame landed on Statehouse Digital Director Denis Itumbi, who has since been charged with forgery.
"If I sit in the Cabinet and think that there are people in that Cabinet who are a threat to my personal security, I would take a walk," he added.