“Nitawasafirisha Wote Tuende Nyumbani” Ruto Names Leaders He’ll Go Home With, Leave Fresh Leadership

President William Ruto has laid out his vision for the country’s future leadership this morning, saying he intends to nurture a new crop of young leaders while sending the older political guard home.

The remarks have come through the President’s live broadcast on his official Facebook page, along with clips that Citizen TV Kenya and A.M Media have shared on their social media pages, where they have drawn thousands of views within the hour.

Ruto has spoken on the third day of his Kisii tour, where he has presided over the launch of the Kenyoro SDA-Riana Market-Kerina Road before a large gathering of residents.

Midway through his address, he has turned to the question of who should lead Kenya in the years ahead.

According to the President, the young leaders he has been mentoring should not be intimidated by the old guard, which he has said is led by Rigathi Gachagua, Kalonzo Musyoka and Fred Matiang’i.

He has urged the political veterans to step back and make room for the next generation, whom he has described as the future of the country.

Ruto has then gone a step further by tying the message to his own plans.

Once he has secured victory in 2027, he has said, he will make sure the old guard goes home, and he has counted himself among those who should leave the stage when the time comes.

In his telling, he, Gachagua and Kalonzo should all retire in 2032 and allow fresh leaders to take over.

The President has named a number of rising leaders as the people he has in mind, among them Ndindi Nyoro, Osoro, Kimani Ichung’wah, Cheruiyot, Methu and Nyakundi.

He has asked Gachagua to leave them alone so that they can grow and prepare for the responsibilities that lie ahead.

His comments have drawn cheers and laughter from the crowd, and they have added to a morning in which he has traded sharp words with his critics.

Governor Simba Arati, Cabinet Secretaries Davis Chirchir and Julius Ogamba, and regional MPs have shared the stage throughout the programme.

Neither Gachagua, Kalonzo nor Matiang’i has responded so far, at least not in the material that has surfaced. Online, Kenyans have already started debating the remarks, and many have been waiting to see how the three leaders will answer.

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