Deputy President William Ruto allegedly came close to slapping Defence Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa on Saturday while he was in charge of a group from Western Kenya to the White House in 2018.
Mr. Wamalwa claimed that Dr. Ruto was upset because he had not been informed about the visit during a speech he gave at a party gathering for the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition at the Bukhungu stadium in Kakamega.
“The DP was very furious and demanded my resignation. He wanted me to explain why I had taken the leaders to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta without his permission,” Wamalwa said.
The CS added that he was not the only victim of Ruto’s wrath behind closed doors as Interior CS Fred Matiang’i is yet another victim.
Wamalwa stated that shortly after President Uhuru Kenyatta gave CS Matiang’i additional roles that elevated him to a ‘Super CS’, an angry DP Ruto who was not impressed with the reorganization in the government confronted Dr Matiang’i over the same.
According to the Defense CS who admitted that he has since forgiven DP Ruto, these incidences show that the Kenya Kwanza presidential candidate cannot be trusted with power.
“I have forgiven the DP for the embarrassment he caused me. The incidents show that he cannot be trusted with leadership,” Mr Wamalwa said.
