Ruto approached ODM, offered Raila DP position & half of gov’t to impeach Uhuru - Junet

Suna East MP Junet Mohamed has weighed in on claims that Deputy President William Ruto was planning to impeach President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2017, stating that the allegations are true and that the DP approached ODM for the same. Speaking to Nation, Junet claimed that Ruto offered former Prime Minister Raila Odinga the deputy president position and half of government in exchange of his support in the alleged impeachment. According to Junet, the DP approached them immediately after the 2017 election and sought to have Uhuru impeached. He (Junet) claimed the DP appeared uncomfortable with the president’s remarks on how he intended to run the government in his final term. Following his re-election, the president announced that he was focused on leaving a legacy, adding that he would not spare anyone who stands between him and his track record. It is these remarks that Junet says made the DP uneasy “The President hosted a Jubilee parliamentary group meeting at State House soon after he was declared the winner. In that meeting, it became clear that the honeymoon with his deputy was over. Mr Kenyatta told his party’s rank and file that he would not share power with anyone. The remarks alarmed his deputy as it meant it would not be business as usual,” Junet told Nation. [caption id="attachment_6829" align="alignnone" width="1200"] File image of ODM Leader Raila Odinga and Suna East MP Junet Mohamed. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption] Junet further noted that after through consideration, Odinga decided to snub the alleged offer by the DP and instead approached President Kenyatta and made him aware of the said plot. It is at this point that the two leaders (Uhuru and Raila) started meeting and discussing what culminated into the March 2018 handshake. Talks of the alleged impeachment were brought to the foe when Uhuru recently held a meeting with elders from the Mt Kenya region. During the meeting held at State House, Uhuru reportedly told the elders that he parted ways with Ruto because he allegedly wanted to oust him from power. Responding to the claims, Ruto said they were mere propaganda meant to portray him as an evil man heading in the 2022 general election.