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Quit if Not Ready for Election, President Uhuru Tells Raila

John Wanjohi Sep 27, 2017

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto has told opposition leader Raila Odinga to quit the presidential race if he is not ready for the election.

Speaking at a campaigns to Nakuru County at Mai Mahiu, President Uhuru asked the National Super Alliance candidate to quit the race if he is not ready to face him on 26th October.

“If he (Raila) does not want elections he should relax. We want to have elections peacefully,” said President Kenyatta.

The Head of State said that Raila's anti-IEBC demos and unending demands were clear indicators thar the former Prime Minister gers losing to him in thd fresh poll.

“We want Kenyans to be united, we want different communities to live together peacefully” Uhuru Said.

On his part, Deputy President urged the opposition leaders to employ constitutional means in their quest to remove Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission officials from office. Deputy President vowed no public official will be removed from office through unconstitutional means.

He said: “If they have a problem with IEBC let them follow due process. No one will be removed from office through protests.”

Ruto maintained that President Uhuru won the August 8th election, and the fact that they won the majority seats in the other five elective posts confirms it.

“We did not just win the Presidential election alone, we won the Gubernatorial, Senatorial, Members of National Assembly and Members of County Assembly races,” said the Deputy President.

He added: “ We won the Election because citizens believed in the Jubilee Manifesto and our development record.”

Other leaders who accompanied the two in the Nakuru tour included Governors Samuel Tunai (Narok) Lee Kinyanjui (Nakuru) Senator Susan Kihika (Nakuru) MPs, Kimani Kuria (Molo), Jayne Kihara (Naivasha), Ken Aramat (Narok East) and Liza Chelule (Nakuru County).

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