This archive report was first published on 28 October 2019.
On October 28, 2019, Miguna Miguna, a vocal critic of the Kenyan government, addressed reports circulating on social media claiming he had a secret meeting with Deputy President William Ruto during the latter's recent trip to Austria for the Ineos Challenge.
According to Miguna, President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM Leader Raila Odinga are behind the false information, using their lieutenants to spread it.
Miguna stated that he had never traveled to Austria and that the last time he met with Ruto was in 2012, when he was trying to help Raphael Tuju negotiate an arrangement with potential candidates under the Party of Action (POA).
“The despots and their conmen have panicked badly. I have seen their zombies and their sycophants trying to scandalize my name. They claim, fantastically, that I traveled to Viena, Austria and met with the Deputy Despot and agreed to help him defeat the BBI and the handchith,” Miguna said in a video message to his supporters.
He added that he would continue with his struggle for justice without making any compromise with his alleged detractors and urged his supporters to reject the recently completed BBI report.
