DP William Ruto has finally weighed in on the recent parliamentary by-elections held in Ugenya and Embakasi-South constituencies.
Ruto was among the first leaders to congratulate the winners after the April 5 exercise, saying that God has manifested himself through them.
In an interview on Tuesday night, the DP said that Julius Mawathe (Embakasi South) and David Ochieng (Ugenya) won as a result of the hard work they put towards realizing their bids.
He noted that they were indeed battling a stronger opponent, in a veiled reference to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) which participated in both races.
The DP said that the duo, however, managed to come from the underdog corner where they were seen to be, thanks to their hard work.
"All those people looked like underdogs who nobody thought much about, but worked hard despite the heavy artillery that was deployed in those places and made it," he said.
Ruto was speaking in an exclusive interview with Citizen TV at his Karen residence in Nairobi.
The DP also took time to explain why he referred to the two as hustlers, a tag he has also been using on himself since his first election alongside President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2013.
"The hustler nation are the people chasing for opportunities and chasing their goals and keep moving. Once a hustler is always a hustler and I hustle every day," he said.
David Ochieng of the Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG) party defeated ODM candidate and former MP Chris Karan in Ugenya while Julius Mawathe of the Wiper party defeated his predecessor Irshad Sumra of the ODM party in Embakasi South
Both wins have been attributed to Ruto by a section of ODM politicians who have accused him of supporting the two.