Deputy President William Ruto. He has maintained that the polls must be held on August 8 [Photo/ Daily Nation]
Deputy President William Ruto has linked Opposition coalition NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga to the controversial Mau evictions that took place in 2009.
Speaking in Nakuru on Monday, Ruto accused the former Prime Minister of planning the controversial evictions, that are said to have negatively affected his 2013 presidential bid.
“Do not gamble with Raila Odinga. He is the same person who kicked you out of your homes in the Mau in 2009,” Ruto said in the Kalenjin dialect.
He further accused the Opposition of panicking ahead of the polls, insisting that there was a plot by the outfit to have the general elections postponed.
“They have been moving to court to oppose manual backup, BVR (biometric voter registration) kits and printing of ballot material. They are now trying to block elections from taking place on August 8. We would like to inform them that the elections date must be August 8,” he said.