I am ready to support any Jubilee candidate, Ruto declares

Deputy President William Ruto has been facing rebellion over a period following his ambition to run for the presidential seat come 2022 general election.

Just recently the Jubilee Vice Chairman said that the party was not ready to support DP Ruto’s course something that has been dismissed by a number of politicians both from Jubillee and Ruto’s allies.

Ruto has however declared that he will indeed  support whoever beats him in the 2022 Jubilee presidential nominations.

While speaking on Wednesday at his Sugoi home in Uasin Gishu,  “We will all compete for different positions in the nominations. Those of us who will be defeated should concede and support the winners.”

He  further said that  its advisable to accept the outcome of elections, “because in a democracy, there will always be winners and losers in a fairly-held contest”.

By Jubilee Party having a fair and transparent nomination in all its political seats, added Ruto s

“We want to compete on ideas, agenda and programmes that would make the lives of Kenyans better. We are past the petty party and ethnic-based politics,” he said.

He further said that merging the many small parties to form Jubilee was to have an outfit with a national profile, driven by ideas and based on fairness.

“There will be no automatic tickets in Jubilee. There will be serious contests informed by candidates’ track record,” he said, adding: “I am also not waiting for a direct ticket. I will compete with other presidential candidates in Jubilee.”

In addition he said, “You cannot wait for endorsement from a political party that you do not belong to. Jubilee will have a candidate for every position in Kenya.“

 

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