President Ruto regrets that former President Musyoka refuses to work in the new Government of Kenya

Oct. 25 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The president of Kenya, William Ruto, has lamented the ‘no’ he has received in response from the leader of the opposition Wiper Democratic Movement, former president Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, to his proposal to be part of his new government

“He’s my older brother, and when he’s ready to work with me, I’ll definitely hug him for the sake of national unity. I looked him up after the election and said, ‘I already have a government, come work with me.’ He told me he wanted to try good luck in the opposition. And I said it’s fine,” he said.

Ruto responded this Monday to the local leaders of the Ukambani region who proposed to him during a religious act in the Kitui municipality (south) that he include Musyoka in his government. The Kenyan president has indicated that despite the refusal, “the doors remain open” in case he changes his mind.

“I already told them that if God made it possible for me to form a government, I would look for my brother Stephen and make him a part of running the government,” Ruto recalled, according to the ‘Nation’ newspaper.

For his part, the current vice president, Rigathi Gachagua, has considered that taking into account the problems of food and water scarcity in the Ukambani region, it makes no sense to remain in the opposition to satisfy the interests of a single person, which seems a rebuke to Musyoka.

Given this, Gachagua has said to “challenge” local governors to defend President Ruto’s agenda for the good of their communities. “Our doors are open at the widest level to unite the entire country,” he has said.

In this sense, Ruto has promised that the interests of the Kamba people, the majority in this region –who voted overwhelmingly for his rival Raila Odinga in the elections– and of which Musyoka is a part, will be well taken care of, and as proof of this, he has nominated three leaders from the region to occupy key positions in his cabinet, they are Alfred Mutua for Foreign Affairs, Peninah Malonza in Tourism, and Monica Juma as National Security Advisor.