Monday, October 21, 2024 - President William Ruto mocked impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua while delivering his Mashujaa Day address.
In his address at the Kwale
National Stadium, Ruto spoke against exclusionist politics, which Gachagua had
embraced before he was impeached, reiterating that the country's heroes were
spread across different ethnic communities.
"Our heroes did not hail
from one village or speak one language.”
“Our heroes are numerous and
diverse, united by a principled commitment to confront an unjust, exclusive,
and oppressive system in pursuit of the noble vision of national
liberation," Ruto stated.
According to the Head of State,
any formula aimed to exclude, alienate, or disenfranchise any person, or group
was detrimental to the nation in the long run.
"This unity of purpose
motivated the icon of courage, Mekatilili wa Menza, and her generation of
champions from every part of Kenya to resist colonialism, as well as Ronald
Ngala and his fellow freedom fighters who advocated independence and decentralised
government, which was an early form of devolution," Ruto added.
The President reiterated that
every citizen was an equal member of the country's political community and was
entitled to contribute towards nation-building.
"No proposition to
discriminate or to unjustly diminish one while enlarging another's rights is
admissible.”
“Therefore, any formula seeking
to exclude, alienate or disenfranchise any person, group or community for any
reason is repugnant to the very essence of our nationhood.”
“We are one people, and Kenya is
one united, indivisible, and sovereign nation,"
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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