Deputy president William Ruto at a past function FILE PHOTO///COURTESY
Deputy President William Ruto, on Sunday, January 12, broke his silence following the arrest and highly tempered release of Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria.
Kuria on Friday, January 10, after being accused of assaulting a woman at Royal Media Services-owned Inooro TV after an interview.
Speaking during a fundraising at St Paul’s Makongi, Soy Constituency, Ruto vowed to put an end to the so-called ‘orders from above’ arguing that all government officials were tasked with following the rule of law.
“Court orders are not pieces of paper, it is the law. The slide to anarchy, confusion, and impunity starts when we do not respect the rule of law. I want to say for the avoidance of doubt, there are no more orders from above. Orders from above were stopped by the new constitution,” stated Ruto.
Ruto vowed to deal with public workers and servants who defy court orders with the latter sending a tough message to his opponents.However late reportshave indicated that his run for the 2022 top seat glares at alose with ODM leader grounding all his might in quest for the countries top position
in his partying short Ruto said:
“Every public servant will be held personally accountable if they do not respect the rule of law. All of us must respect the rule of law and we must respect all arms of government. Anything short of that will be sliding us back to anarchy,” he continued.
Source: kenyagist.COM