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Uhuru refuses to mention, congratulate Ruto in important speech despite court ruling

Kenya's outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday issued a brief speech following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the election results, but failed to mention President-elect William Ruto by name or congratulate his deputy.

September 6, 2022
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President Uhuru Kenyatta with his deputy William Ruto. [Photo courtesy]
President Uhuru Kenyatta with his deputy William Ruto. [Photo courtesy]
NAIROBI (AGENCIES) – Kenya’s outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday issued a brief speech following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the election results, but failed to mention President-elect William Ruto by name or congratulate his deputy.

“I want to wish well all who have won as they guide our country into the future. I thank you all for the opportunity to serve,” he said while wrapping up his first post-poll public speech that made no mention of Dr Ruto.  He said he will oversee a smooth transition to the next administration.

“All the necessary orders to facilitate this process have already been issued,” Mr Kenyatta said.
He also urged Kenyans to respect the institutions that midwife their new leaders, while also asking the public to constantly put them under scrutiny as a civic duty required of every Kenyan.

“They must test them (institutions) for coherence. They must constantly scrutinise the coherence of the truth given by these institutions…has there been a consistent pattern from one election to another? Is it about numbers or is it about process?” he said, in an apparent reference to the verdict issued by the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon.

“Can an institution rule one way in an election and another way in another election without scrutiny?” he wondered, while inviting Kenyans to keep vigil and hold all institutions to account.
Earlier yesterday, Dr Ruto said in his speech shortly after the court’s verdict that he would be reaching out to

President Kenyatta to discuss transition to his administration.
Notably, Mr Kenyatta’s speech did not mention if the call had happened or if he had any plans to speak to his deputy regarding the matter.

While revealing that he had not spoke to his boss in months, Dr Ruto said he would honour Mr Kenyatta as he retires. “We will respect Mr Kenyatta in his retirement. We will give him the honour he deserves. We are not petty,” Dr Ruto said at his Karen residence in Nairobi.

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