On 23 July 2017, a campaign video showed Deputy President William Ruto and Catherine Laboso trading pointed remarks in a tense political exchange. The clip centered on a claim that Laboso was a project of the deputy president, an allegation she firmly denied.
In the footage, Ruto is heard saying, “Laboso ni mradi wa naibu rais,” while Laboso responds, “Mimi sio mradi, nina dhamira ya ajenda.” The back-and-forth framed the contest as one over political independence, loyalty, and influence.
The video, published on YouTube, presented the confrontation as part of the wider campaign atmosphere at the time. It did not add further context beyond the exchange itself, but the remarks captured the kind of public pressure and suspicion that often surrounded election-season alignments.
Nyakundi Report notes that the source material is a short video item and does not provide additional reporting beyond the quoted remarks and the publication date.
