Deputy President William Ruto at a past function[Photo/standardmedia.co.ke]Deputy President William Ruto fight to deliver Rift Valley votes to President Uhuru Kenyatta has been dealt a major setback after Governor Jackson Mandago hit him with fresh demands ahead of the August general elections.
Mandago has asked Ruto to tell his rival businessman Bundotich Buzeki to quit the race or else he will support the opposition. The incumbent governor argues that Buzeki contesting as an Independent will cost President Uhuru Kenyatta dearly in the August election, adding that he does not deserve any support from Jubilee party.
The county boss said that he will ask the communities in his backyard to snub President Kenyatta to vote for NASA Presidential candidate Raila Amolo Odinga in the event that “the other communities residing in Eldoret, especially the Kikuyu, decide to vote for Buzeki”.
The supporters of the governor asked Ruto to intervene into the matter as he did in Nakuru or else he will lose the support of the people ahead of the elections.
“We also know how to vote. We will monitor on voting day. If we discover you are joking, we will tell our people we don’t have to have the government on our side, said Mandago, as quoted by Star.