This archive report was first published on 15 October 2019.
On October 14, 2019, Deputy President William Ruto took to Twitter to blast Daily Nation over an article claiming that his relationship with President Kenyatta was on the rocks.
According to the article, titled 'How Uhuru pulled a fast one on Ruto', Ruto's attempt to persuade Kenyatta to convene a Jubilee parliamentary group meeting to back the government's bid to raise the borrowing ceiling to Sh9 trillion backfired.
Instead, Kenyatta allegedly sought the help of opposition parties Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Wiper to have the Treasury's request approved in Parliament, which was approved by MPs on October 16, 2019.
DP Ruto denied the claims, stating that he chaired the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) meetings and approved the matter before it was tabled in parliament.
“FAKE NEWS at it again! I chaired the IBEC meeting that approved the matter way before it came to parliament. Unfortunately for nation Uhuruto is inseparable. They should register as a political party then compete with Jubilee or operate a gutter journal for makotsi to run,” Ruto tweeted.
