Just less than a day after Deputy President William Ruto launched a scathing attack on President Uhuru Kenyatta, a section of Thika residents took to the streets to protest on Monday.
The residents warned that they would not allow leaders to come and insult President Kenyatta in his own backyard.
They further questioned whether Kenya Kwanza didn't have a manifesto to sell instead of going to insult leaders.
The residents were angered by Ruto’s words who directly hit out at President Kenyatta after he endorsed ODM leader Raila Odinga for the presidency.
They insisted that they would have still voted for President Kenyatta in the last elections even if they were not on good terms with DP Ruto.
The residents further maintained that they needed peaceful political events in the area without any insult on specific people.
The DP on Sunday in a rally at Thika Green Stadium said that it was an insult for Uhuru to endorse Raila for the presidency, yet millions voted for him in 2017 against the ODM leader.
He accused the President of betraying him at his hour of need and yet he had stood with him in hard times like when they were charged at the ICC.
“We are surprised that the President is now telling us that amongst those who stood with him none can succeed him and he has now resorted to supporting mtu wa kitendawili,” the DP said.
He added that Raila is a puppet and that he will fail in the upcoming August polls.
“Mr President, you have frustrated us, called us thieves, and chased us from parliamentary committees. We have suffered in those four years but I want to assure you that your puppet, Raila Odinga will fail," Ruto stated.
