By TOM MATOKE tmatoke@ke.nationmedia.com AND GERALD ANDAE gandae@ke.nationmedia.com ( email the author)
Posted Sunday, February 10 2013 at 18:57
Posted Sunday, February 10 2013 at 18:57
In Summary
- Uhuru and Ruto say Kenya can realise growth without the foreign countries
The Jubilee Alliance has challenged foreign countries that are against the election of Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate William Ruto to openly state if their preferred candidate is Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Speaking in Nandi County on Sunday, the two leaders said foreign nations were using threats and intimidation to scare their supporters.
“These nations should stop playing about issues, they should come out openly and tell Kenyans that they are supporting Raila Odinga. We will not have a problem with that,” said Mr Ruto.
He added that Kenyans should be left to elect people of their choice to lead the country to economic prosperity without being influenced by external forces.
Mr Ruto and Mr Kenyatta are facing crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
A number of western nations including the US and Britain have warned of “consequences” should Kenyans elect the two ICC suspects.
But Mr Ruto on Sunday claimed that what America and Britain had done was tantamount to using violence to intimidate voters.
“There is no difference between what the foreign countries are doing and those who use violence to threaten voters,” said Mr Ruto.
Mr Kenyatta said Kenya was not under colonial rule and should therefore be left to take care of its affairs.
He added that Kenya would not stall economically if these foreign countries pulled out.
“Britain was helping us with funds for free education, but they made a lot of noise and we gave them back their money. This has not stopped our free primary education policy,” said Mr Kenyatta.
The Deputy Premier said Kenya would work with countries that are friendly to the country and avoid those who feel Kenya should not have contact with them.
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