In the run-up to the 2022 general elections, President William Ruto evaluated the strategies that led him to select Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate on Sunday.
The President stated during a speech on Sunday, June 9, at the grounds of Nakuru Boys High School at the Akorino Annual Prayer Conference that his selection of Gachagua went against the decision reached by a caucus he had assigned to assist him in selecting his running mate.
“Ahead of the 2022 polls, I called these MPs and asked them to help on picking my deputy. These MPs held lots of deliberations and they directed me towards youthful candidates, But I told them no, let me settle on Gachagua. It was because I saw Gachagua was my age mate who we could work with him well and agree on many things” he said.
Simultaneously, Ruto pledged to guide the upcoming leaders, stating that he made the commitment while appointing Gachagua as his deputy.
According to the President, training young people to become better leaders is the key to any leadership success.
President Ruto also gave Kenyans assurances that he will never allow tribal politics thrive while in office.
President Ruto emphasized that in order to maintain peace within their countries, war-torn nations like Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan were seeking Kenya for help.
He pleaded with leaders to put aside their differences and embrace unity.
The President praised the people of Nakuru for dismissing a group of tribal leaders who had warned them of severe consequences if they voted for Kenya Kwanza in the previous General Election.
