Ruto Slams Martha Karua Party, Says They Should Name it After Him
Martha Karua’s newly established People’s Liberation Party (PLP) has come under fire from President William Ruto for using his name as the primary topic of conversation within the party.
Key political figures, including Karua, Rigathi Gachagua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, and Jimmy Wanjigi, voiced their resolve to run against and defeat President Ruto in the 2027 elections while continuously denouncing his administration and policies in the wake of the NARC-Kenya’s rebranding to the PLP on Thursday.
Ruto, speaking in Taita Taveta County on Friday, said he was frustrated by what he called “endless discussions” about him and dismissed the PLP’s strategy as a diversion from the important policy changes the Kenya Kwanza government is doing.
“Ati wanatengeneza chama, wengine naona wanafanya mkutano. The kutengeneza wanaongea masaa manne chama wanajaribu … Ruto, William… four hours. William Ruto, kwani chama hiki walikuwa wanatengeneza kilikuwa cha?” He asked, “Ama kinaitwa William Ruto?”
“Mimi sijawatuma… hawa watu ambao walikuwa wanaongea mambo yangu. Hicho chama si changu wanaongelelea. William Ruto, hawa ni matapeli; watafte chama na jina chake wapatiane.”
Ruto also chastised the PLP for not offering specific ideas or alternatives to his administration’s agenda, especially on important problems like youth employment, universal health coverage (UHC), and affordable housing.
He underlined the need for his political critics to stop playing ethnic politics and instead concentrate on providing Kenyans with workable plans for the future.
“Otherwise, wataungua. Watafute sera, mpango na vision. Msijaribu kuuza ukabila, tafuteni sera ya kuuzia wananchi, ya ukabila imeshuka sana. Hii tunajenga, sisi barabara ndio hii mpango yenu mbadala. mpango ni gani? “Yenu ni gani, yetu affordable housing inasonga mbele?” Ruto stated.
“Yenu ni gani, mambo ya UHC tunaendeleza Kenya. Tumepanga ajira ya hawa vijana kwa digital jobs, kwa affordable housing, production labor exports, etc. vijana ni gani mpango yenu? I believe that you are a maandamano. Kazi mtu anaweza kufanya alipwe ni kwani maandamano. Sana, hawa watu wanatuadaa.”
