DP Ruto sneaked into Kabarak, claims MP Kamket

DP Ruto sneaked into Kabarak, claims MP Kamket

Tiaty MP William Kassait Kamket has rushed to the defense of Baringo Senator Gideon Moi over accusations that he was the one behind the botched meeting between Deputy President William Ruto and ex-President Daniel Moi.

Kamket says that Ruto’s intention was not to meet with Moi but rather was a ploy to embarrass his son Gideon blasting the DP for being insincere about the visit.

“There is malice in this matter. The intention was not to see retired President, intention was to go there and pass this false narrative that Senator Gideon Moi is trying to block him. I do not believe that the Deputy President is so gullible to believe that someone like (William) Chepkut or (Charles) Keter would book an appoint for him,” says Kamket.

The legislator, speaking to Citizen TV’s Waihiga Mwaura  said that Ruto “sneaked into Kabarak incognito” something he believes was a breach of protocol.

“A person of the stature of DP going to see retired president is a very serious matter. The two gentlemen are not ordinary Kenyans, I thought it was cheeky for Ruto to sneak in and try to make political capital,” he said.

Nandi County Senator Samson Cherargei however defended DP Ruto saying prior arrangements had been done and the meeting confirmed.

“When Ruto’s plane landed in Kabarak, Mzee Moi was basking in the sun and he almost fell as he was being wheeled back into the house,” claims Cherargei.

“They also unhooked Moi’s phones so he couldn’t be reached.”

Kamket sees a political play in the whole matter.

“The narrative that he wants to sell is that his competitor for 2022 is the one blocking him from seeing his father, which is not true, Gideon Moi is not a gate man at Kabarak,” he said.

“This thing started two weeks ago in Kapkatet when Senator Murkomen mentioned that DP was being blocked from meeting former president.”

 

Cherargei tried to downplay the political angle.

“The meeting was not political, he had gone to see a sick person. But for the doubting Thomas’s, we have only ndume (bull) moja in the Rift Valley,” he said.

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