President William Samoei Arap Ruto has accused the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation, of sponsoring violence during the anti-government protests.
Ruto, who was in Nakuru on Monday claimed that the Foundation hired goons to cause mayhem during the protests which led to the destruction of property and looting of businesses.
“Nataka niulize watu wa Ford Foundation watuambie hio pesa wanatoa, wanatoa ifanye fujo ndio wapate faida gani?” he said in Swahili.
When translated, it means “I want to ask the people of the Ford Foundation to tell us the money they are giving, they are giving it to make a mess so what benefit do they get?”
Speaking further, he said, “We are going to call them out and we are going to tell them if they are not interested in democracy in Kenya, if they are going to sponsor violence and anarchy we are going to call them out and we are going to tell them they either style up or they leave.”
He said that his government will not spare anyone bankrolling young Kenyans to cause mayhem in the streets during peaceful protests.
“We have no use for anarchy and destruction of property. Those sponsoring that violence, we know you and I want to call out those who are behind the anarchy in Kenya, those behind sponsoring the chaos in Kenya, shame on them,” noted Ruto.
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