This archive report was first published on 5 June 2016.
On June 5, 2016, Deputy President William Ruto responded to remarks by former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, saying the former politician was driven by jealousy over his rise to Kenya’s second-highest office.
Ruto made the comments after Jirongo accused him of political motives, turning the exchange into a public back-and-forth between the two men. The deputy president framed Jirongo’s criticism as bitterness tied to his own ascent in government.
The remarks were carried in a video clip embedded in the original report, which also linked to the source footage on YouTube. No additional response from Jirongo was included in the archived material.
