Deputy President William Ruto claims that President Uhuru Kenyatta excluded him from the National Security Council meetings over his demand for answers over, among others, extra-judicial killings.
Opening up today about his 10-year tenure as DP during an interview with KTN, Ruto, who is also the Kenya Kwanza Alliance presidential candidate, alleged President Uhuru barred him from the council’s meetings three years ago after he demanded answers regarding what he termed as ‘murderous schemes’.
Dismissing assertions by Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton that Kenya Kwanza was late in taking steps through its manifesto to address summary or arbitrary executions, DP Ruto said that his stand against the issue has come at a great personal cost.
The DP said that he took up the matter with National Intelligence Service Director General Philip Wachira Kameru on several occasions before the Major General allegedly severed ties with him over his stance on the issue.
“If you spoke to the Director of Intelligence, and I am saying this because someone is listening somewhere, I have raised it with him [Wachira] - when he would still pick my calls. I had serious concerns about what was happening in many parts of our country, including Moyale. I remember calling him one time and telling him it can’t have gotten here,” said DP Ruto.
“I raised issues concerning extrajudicial killings until there years ago the President excluded me from attending National Security Council meetings because I asked tough questions about schemes of murder. It is not something that I just woke up to today, it is something that has concerned me a lot.”
He added, “That is why I have put it in the Kenya Kwanza manifesto that extra-judicial killings must come to an end. It is illegal, unconstitutional and offends every principle of the right to life… I have not attended the security council meetings because of the questions that I asked.”
Lying through the teeth.
If JSKS did this one thing, one little thing of personally visiting Kiambaa church and personally apologising on behalf of the perpetrators and personally organising for its rebuilding, then I would believe his resolve to put an end to this.
But Alas! Nyani haoni kundule…
Kwa NIS wale watu muhimu sana ni Director wa Internal Intelligence na Director wa (External) Foreign Intelligence. Ao wawili wakiwa side yako hufai kujali kama Director General anachukua simu zako ama hachukui.
he took an oath to kill Kikuyus in 2007 apologizing is going against the oath , he will die immediately he apologizes. hawzi kubali thats why he always avoids hio story
Nimeangalia his tribesmate nimeona one or two