{"id":111146,"date":"2025-02-28T11:04:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/ruto-says-karuas-plp-should-focus-on-benefiting-kenyans-instead-of-targeting-him\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:04:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:04:23","slug":"ruto-says-karuas-plp-should-focus-on-benefiting-kenyans-instead-of-targeting-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ruto-says-karuas-plp-should-focus-on-benefiting-kenyans-instead-of-targeting-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto says Karua\u2019s PLP should focus on benefiting Kenyans instead of targeting him"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 28 \u2013 President William Ruto has dismissed Martha Karua\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Party, urging it to focus on benefiting Kenyans instead of targeting him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking during a tour of Taita Taveta, President Ruto called out his political opponents, questioning their motives and the direction of their new party.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see some people holding meetings, saying they are forming a party. But for four hours, all they talk about is William Ruto,\u201d the President remarked. \u201cNow I ask them, is that party they are forming mine? Is it called William Ruto?\u201d<\/p>\n

He accused his rivals of lacking a clear vision, arguing that their focus on him instead of on policies demonstrated political opportunism.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour manifesto is William Ruto, your plans revolve around William Ruto, and your vision is William Ruto. Let me tell Kenyans today, I have not sent these people to talk about me. That party they are discussing is not mine; these are con men,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

He urged them to come up with their own identity, policies, and clear strategies rather than relying on his name.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey should find their own party name, not William Ruto, and create their own agenda, plans, and vision. Otherwise, they will fail and that will their problem,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

He further dismissed tribal-based politics, urging leaders to focus on real solutions for Kenyans noting that the price of tribalism dropped significantly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe price of tribal politics has dropped significantly, so don\u2019t try selling tribalism. Instead, present policies that benefit the people and tell us your alternative plan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Drawing a contrast between his administration and the opposition, Ruto pointed to tangible developments under his leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are building roads; what is your plan? We are advancing affordable housing; what is your alternative? We are rolling out Universal Health Coverage; what is yours?\u201d he posed.<\/p>\n

The President also emphasized his government\u2019s efforts in youth employment, citing opportunities in affordable housing, digital jobs, labor exports, and manufacturing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have structured job opportunities for our youth, but what is your plan? Or is it your only strategy to organize demonstrations? Since when did protests become a paying job?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time Ruto has taken a strong stance against opposition politics he considers unproductive. Throughout his tenure, he has promoted an agenda focused on economic transformation, advocating for investment in infrastructure, housing, and employment generation.<\/p>\n

His administration has consistently called for issue-based politics, urging leaders to shift away from personality-driven campaigns and tribal alliances.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 28 \u2013 President William Ruto has dismissed Martha Karua\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Party, urging it to focus on benefiting Kenyans instead of targeting him. Speaking during a tour of Taita Taveta, President Ruto called out his political opponents, questioning their motives and the direction of their new party. \u201cI see some people holding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}