Deputy President William Ruto talks with residents during the International Day of Older Persons. [Photo/The Star]
Deputy President William Ruto has urged 'elders in politics' to retire before they collapse in while in politics.
Despite the fact that Ruto did not mention any specific politician in his Tuesday address, he and President Uhuru Kenyatta have in the past urged NASA leader Raila Odinga to retire from politics given his much-advanced age.
"I take this opportunity to tell our elders that retirement is a good thing. You don't have to work until you collapse or fall," he said in an address to journalists in Nairobi on Tuesday.
"It's good to retire when you can still sit, watch and see what you have contributed and how others want to do it," he added.
In October, Raila launched a scathing attack on Uhuru and Ruto for saying he is old and should retire.