This archive report was first published on 23 June 2020.
On June 23, 2020, Raila Odinga's spokesperson Dennis Onyango unleashed a scathing attack on Deputy President William Ruto and his Tanga Tanga faction.
Referring to the recent decision in the Jubilee Parliamentary Group Meeting that saw Garissa Town MP Aden Duale ejected as the Majority Leader, Onyango stated that Ruto's own political miscalculations were to blame for the current purge.
"The DP arrived on the high table with Raila Odinga as his sole purpose and target. It has only landed the DP in the quagmire he is in now," he said.
Onyango further stated that Ruto's strategy of demonising Raila had failed him and would not work in his favour prior to the 2022 elections.
He also faulted Ruto's allies for constantly attacking Raila without substance, noting that fanatism in politics was coming to an end.
"Deputy President, you are going down. You are not the first to walk that path. There is room to go down with dignity and return to glory later," Onyango advised.
He further linked the current Ksh294 Million fraud case against Sirisia MP John Waluke as a result of the MP's association with the DP.
Onyango observed that Ruto's political career was on the rise when he was the deputy president during the first term only for things to change and he started working against the president.
He stated that people who were trusted by the Deputy President are the ones who led him down the wrong path.
