This archive report was first published on 14 July 2019.
Former Jubilee vice-chairman David Murathe has sensationally claimed that last week's anti-corruption conference was convened to discuss Deputy President William Ruto's alleged plunder. He made the claims at a Kamba leaders gathering at Wiper party chief Kalonzo Musyoka's Yatta farm on an unspecified date.
According to Murathe, the conference was a deliberate attempt to discuss Ruto's alleged corruption, and he was surprised to see him in attendance. He reiterated his support for President Uhuru Kenyatta's move to trim his Principal Secretary's powers, which he believes is a step in the right direction to stop Ruto's presidential bid.
President Uhuru Kenyatta recently issued Executive Order 1 of 2019, which empowers Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i to chair Cabinet technical committees and supervise government projects, bypassing the DP. Murathe sees this as a significant blow to Ruto's presidential ambitions, saying that the excuse Dr Ruto used to make himself busy touring the country and marketing his presidential bid is gone.
At the gathering, Murathe vowed to do anything possible in his capacity to stop Dr Ruto from succeeding President Kenyatta in 2022, including seeking constitutional interpretation of Dr Ruto's eligibility in court. He also criticized leaders who come to Ukambani to peddle lies about initiating development in the region.
