Human Rights activist Boniface Mwangi on Tuesday morning explained why Deputy President William Ruto was pursuing him after the allegedly defaming tweets he posted.
Speaking on KTN's morning show, an outspoken Mwangi divulged that the DP was not pleased with him since the 2015 Lang'ata Road Primary School protest in which he led the pupils in destroying a wall Weston Hotel had built around the disputed land. The journalist noted that it was public knowledge that Mr Ruto had been mentioned in various graft cases but had never sued any individual. According to Mwangi, Ruto, who is the owner of the hotel, had not gotten over the demolition that attracted global media coverage. The civil rights activist stated that the DP 'wants to photoshop his past' which he emphasized was marred with dubious dealings. On Friday, Ruto through his lawyers sued Mwangi accusing him of libel. He demanded for an immediate apology and for Mwangi to pull down the tweets from his social media account. However, in the interview Mwangi reiterated that he would never apologise nor delete the tweets from his timeline. “That is not going to happen. I will not delete the tweet,” he said. He highlighted that his tweet, which linked Ruto to the murder of controversial businessman Jacob Juma, was prompted by the DP himself who had accused him of being a drunkard on live television. Mwangi added that he had no issue with any individual leader in the country but his main problem was corruption, murder, and other evils in the society. “I am not bitter against any individuals. I have no problem with anybody. I do not care about people, I care about issues,” he stated. Questioned whether he would consider joining politics, Mwangi said that there was no party in the country that supports his ideology. Nonetheless, he remarked that if a party which went hand-in-hand with his values was to be formed in Kenya he would consider. “I do not believe in Jubilee, CORD...If someone comes up with a party that I support its ideologies I would consider,” he mentioned.
credit:kenyans.co.ke
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