President William Ruto at a past function. He has dismissed Wantam and Ruto must Go chants as empty threats. Photo: William Ruto X.
President William Ruto has once again dismissed the ‘Wantam and ‘Ruto Must Go’ chants from his critics calling for his removal from office, terming the calls as empty threats and baseless.
Speaking during Nairobi Securities Exchange on Wednesday, Ruto said that his time to exit the government will come, and he will go further questioning them what are the reasons of their term Ruto Must Go.
The opposition have vowed to ensure that the Head of State serves only one term in their slogan “Wantam’ in the 2027 General Elections.
“I listen to Kenyans who say ‘Ruto Must Go’ and for sure just like those who were before me, my time will come and I will go. But respectfully, may I ask what is are your reasons for saying Ruto Must Go?” Ruto questioned.
Ruto faulted them of their plan to ouster, and challenging them to table their plans for the people of Kenya, blatantly telling them that sloganeering is not an option for Kenya.
“Maybe you don’t agree with the policies and plans he has for our nation, which is okay. But please, would you kindly favour us with your alternative plan? The more I listen, the more I find it just sloganeering,” he stated.
He liked the oppositions plan to wash wash and conmanship, arguing that they cannot replace a policy they don’t like with no tangible plan. He asked them to show their alternative plans better than his in education, health, reviving the economy and solving the menace of unemployment among the youth.
According to him, chanting Ruto Must Go, Kasongo, Wantam among other slogans is not a path to transforming the country as they desire.
“You cannot replace a plan you don’t like with nothing… I have heard some say, ‘Let Ruto go and we will figure out the alternative plan later.’ To me, that sounds like ‘wash wash’ conmanship. Be bold enough to tell us. ‘Wantam’, ‘Kasongo’, and ‘Ruto must go’ are not enough!” Ruto remarked.
The Head of State said that the more he listens to the opposition, he only hears reverting to NHIF, from the new government health insurance Social Health Authority (SHA), the new university funding model both which have received harsh criticism from the opposition of crippling the sectors.
He said that it is very normal to receive hit, scrutiny, criticism and opposition once one aims higher, arguing that the two old systems in health and education were not working but paralyzed the sector, with those calling for reverting he termed them as resistant to accept change and protecting their status quo.
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