DP William Ruto with Garissa Township MP Aden Duale on Friday in Naivasha. Photo: DPPS
Deputy President William Ruto has said that NASA leaders have sensed defeat and were looking for shortcuts to declare themselves winners during the August General Election.
Ruto said by planning to establish a parallel tallying centre during the election period was a clear indication that Opposition leaders were in a desperate situation after sensing defeat.
Addressing a rally in Eldama Ravine grounds in Baringo County on Saturday, the Deputy President told Opposition leaders to seek votes from Kenyans and stop cheating themselves saying tallying of votes during elections is the constitutional duty of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
“It is now obvious that our friends in the opposition have no formula of winning an election because they have no agenda, candidate and they want to have shortcut to win the August election by planning to establish a parallel tallying centre to announce results for themselves as winners,” said Ruto.
He added, “It is only IEBC which is constitutionally mandated to have a tallying centre during elections.”
The Deputy President told the Opposition not to waste their time on matters outside the Constitution saying IEBC staff should be left to carry out their duties as mandated by the Constitution.
“I want to give the Opposition leaders free advice from Eldama Ravine today that to win voters they should have a candidate, agenda for Kenyans and look for votes from the people,” said Ruto.