President-elect William Ruto has said that he has finally had a phone conversation with outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta.
The phone call came two days after his election victory was declared as legitimate by the Supreme Court of Kenya.
“I had a telephone conversation with my boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta. We discussed the just concluded General Election and the transition as envisaged by our democratic tradition and practice,” said Dr. Ruto.
On Monday, hours after his victory was upheld by the Supreme Court, Dr. Ruto had hinted that he would be calling Uhuru. He also admitted that the two had spoken for months.
“I will shortly be putting a call to my good friend President Uhuru Kenyatta. I haven’t talked to him in months, but shortly I will be doing a call to him so that we can have a conversation on the process of transition,” Dr. Ruto said.
He also said that he had no problem with Uhuru for choosing to support Raila in the just-concluded elections.
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“I know he worked hard in his own way, but the people of Kenya have made a decision, and we have absolutely no issue with the democratic decision of any Kenyan. When I chose Uhuru Kenyatta, I did not give him any conditions. So I take no offence at all that he chose to support another person. And therefore, we will remain friends in the context of where we are,” he said.
