This archive report was first published on 25 August 2021.
Published on August 25, 2021, Deputy President William Ruto has sparked controversy after claiming a role in the fight for constitutional reforms.
Reacting to President Uhuru Kenyatta's comments on the collapse of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), the Deputy President said his boss got it wrong by initiating the drive to amend the 2010 constitution.
He alleged that the BBI was an evil scheme to negate the gains made by the new constitution, which he claimed he fought for.
However, critics have ridiculed the Deputy President for making a clear lie, demanding to know when he was involved in push for constitutional reforms.
At the age of 26, Dr. Ruto was already a member of the ruthless YK-92 group that late President Daniel Arap Moi used to intimidate and harass opponents and champions for constitutional changes.
The late Kenneth Matiba, the late Charles Rubia, Reverend Timothy Njoya, Siaya Senator James Orengo, and ODM leader Raila Odinga were among individuals who were brutally dealt with by YK-92 for opposing the dictatorial regime of Moi.
In 2005, Dr. Ruto was in the list of top politicians who joined the 'No' camp to oppose the referendum on a new constitution, which failed terribly on the ballot.
Again in 2010, the Deputy President led the 'No' campaigns against the plebiscite, but Kenyans passed the document.
Barely three years later, the DP became a beneficiary of the constitution he vehemently opposed after he was elected the second in command, with President Kenyatta being his boss.
