If we face it judiciously, between Kenyan outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta and his ever-tainted Deputy President, William Ruto, who deservedly deserves to probe another? One of Ruto’s recently quoted as saying “within 30 days, a quasi-judicial public inquiry to establish the extent of cronyism and state capture in the nation and make recommendations.” When did the state capture happen or start if we take Ruto’s allegations seriously? Can Ruto and his lieutenants elucidate more or substantiate their allegations if they want to be taken seriously. Are they just politicking or deflecting attention from serious issues that seem to deny them political mileage?
To show that the man means serious business, one of Ruto’s lieutenants Ndindi Nyoro was recently quoted as saying “State capture has strangled our economy. The problem is that the President and his allies have over the last 10 years made policies and decisions to benefit his enterprise. Just like the Guptas in South Africa, everything has been choreographed to benefit the private businesses of those in power.” Let’s peel your eyes. Has there been any state capture in Kenya under Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto’s Presidency dubbed UhuRuto? Is the appraisal of the so-called state capture in Kenya with South African one lucidly factual or fictional? Is there something Ruto and his standbys know that others don’t? Nyoro’s allegations are heavy and can’t be taken lightly. Does Nyoro truly know who Kenyatta’s allies? Doesn’t he know that for the period he mentions, Ruto, Nyoro’s boss, was Kenyatta’s ally number one? Is Nyoro aware of the danger-cum-infliction his utterance will cause his boss? Will Kenyatta allow this to happen? Did Nyoro and even Ruto envisage how hard will Kenyatta hit back? Did they underscore the fact that Kenyatta isn’t on the ballot and doesn’t seek any elected office? Who’s likely to lose big here between the duos?
Let’s probe more. Is it fair and reasonable to blame the pig instead of those who scratch its pig, especially when the jig is up? Does Nyoro know the ramifications of what he nattered? Nyoro, who actually speaks for his boss needs to understand that their take to probe Kenyatta and their creation of state capture will infuriate an already injured bull to do them more harm. If they’ve underestimated his gravitas in Kenya’s politics, they’d be told to prepare themselves for an historical duel. They need to understand that Kenyatta knows Ruto more than they do. Ruto knows this too well. I wonder why he’s pretending not to know or remember this. The first question one needs to ask and ponder on is: is Ruto clean? Nyoro talks about Kenyatta’s government to choreography things to benefit ‘those in power.” Who are in power? Isn’t Ruto in power for almost ten years? Hasn’t Ruto benefited from power by amassing inexplicable and unexplainable wealth? Has Nyoro forgotten that his boss was a kuku seller and the son of a pauper who’s currently swimming in mystifying and quick wealth?
If we’re to go by the words of Nyoro that there’s state capture in Kenya, why did they keep mum about it? Similarly, why are they barking now if indeed they mean good for Kenya? Where were Ruto and his sympathisers? Was it reasonable to sit on such a sensitive matter, why? Are Kenyans aware of state capture? If yes, why didn’t they take action? If no, why? For the sake of argument, let’s say that there was state capture in Kenya. Was really Kenyan government captured, by who, how and since when? Nyoro mentions the Guptas. Can he kindly mention those behind his state capture so that Kenyans and the world might know and deal with them for this heinous crime against the Kenyan people?
Let’s lob these allegations. Are they the ploy Ruto wants to use as a trap to force his archenemy, former PM Raila Odinga to start naming names of those whom his government––––shall he be elected President––––will prosecute? Who’s the target here if at all Kenyatta won’t be on the ballot? It’s obvious that it’s Odinga who happens to enjoy Kenyatta’s support. Is Ruto desperate to know how he’ll be dealt with or treated after losing? Does he mean serious business?
As notes already, state capture allegations are heavy and serious. Ruto and co need to come forth and tell us the whole story so that the Kenyan public even the world can judiciously decide. Again, if Ruto and co. are found to be just lying or deflecting attention from serious matters, what’d Kenyan people do to them as a punishment? Are they ready to come forth and be counted? I’m anxiously waiting to know the truth however bitter or horrid is.
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