Ruto to critics: Tell me how you want me to go

President William Ruto has asked those who are against his leadership to explain to him how they want him to go.

“And if it is Ruto must go, tell me how you want me to go, we have a Constitution in place,” he said.

Speaking during a small and medium businesses forum on Friday, Ruto noted that his government has created jobs for 250,000 Kenyans in the housing sector.

He challenged those against him to first come up with a better plan that would create more jobs for Kenyans.

The President further cautioned Kenyans against violence, noting that there are no changes that can take place amidst violence.

“Violence and anarchy will not sort out our country, let us not fool ourselves,” Ruto said.

Ruto asked those against him not to be driven by hate but to have strategies that are better than the ones he has put in place to demand that he go.

“You cannot replace a plan that is working with no plan,” he stated.

“The only thing that you have you are armed with hate and violence,” he added.

His sentiments come after Kenyans came out on Wednesday to commemorate a year since the Genz protest took place on June 25, 2024.

During the protests, Kenyans were chanting the slogan “Ruto must go” as they demanded justice for those killed during last year's protest and this year as well.

They were also demanding reforms in the economy, noting that the economy of Kenya has deteriorated, and changes should be made.

On April 13, President Ruto downplayed the significance of the viral 'Ruto Must Go' chants and songs, terming them as nothing new in Kenya’s political landscape.

Speaking during the burial of George Odour, the former bodyguard of ODM leader Raila Odinga, in Siaya County, Ruto brushed off the sentiments, saying such slogans have existed in the past and do not worry him.

Ruto has faced criticism in his leadership, most especially from the young people in Kenya.