Deputy President William Ruto is embroiled in bitter war of words with Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho over drugs.
Joho has accused Deputy President William Ruto of sponsoring attacks against him over his alleged involvement in drug trafficking.
Addressing the Press yesterday in Mukuru kwa Njenga, Joho said Kenyans could not agree to be led by a person such as Ruto.
“I cannot engage in a war of words with those people because I know they have been sent by their master William Ruto,” said Joho.
Joho dared Ruto to face him directly instead of sending his “subjects” to malign his reputation.
Ruto allies recently launched attacks against Joho with Nandi Governor Stephen Sang and MPs Oscar Sudi (Kapseret), Kimani Ichung’wa (Kikuyu) and Didmus Barasa (Kimilili MP) linking him to drugs trade.
In a past occasion, Sang dismissed Joho and claimed he was a leader who had misled many youth in the coast region with a majority of them getting into drugs, a business that he allegedly runs.
“One of the worst challenges facing this country right now is that we are losing an entire generation of young people into drugs. The people selling drugs in this country are known and some of them are even being sought by international agencies, so my friend Joho you cannot hide under attacking William Ruto and imagine that your drug issues will be washed away,” the Nandi governor claimed.
“I dare you Ruto. Stop sending your sidekicks, come out and face me yourself,” said Joho during a meeting at Mukuru kwa Njenga slums in Nairobi.
The governor had accompanied ODM nominee for the Embakasi South parliamentary seat Irshad Sumra to seek clearance from the constituency’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officers.
Joho said he would seek legal redress against the utterances by Ruto allies.
In the letter to Interpol, Joho wants to know if he is being sought for charges of organised crimes, including drugs trafficking.
This is not the first time Joho has called out Ruto in public – with their attacks against each other widely seen as setting the stage for a 2022 political showdown.
Last year, Joho said he would work with Baringo Senator Gideon Moi to block Ruto from the presidency.
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