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Deputy President William Ruto says he has resorted to quoting Bible scriptures on his Twitter feed to show that he owes his gratitude and faith to the Almighty God – a much higher being than earthly [political] godfathers, whom he perceives to be power brokers, hell-bent on favouring his political opponents so as to scuttle his chances of occupying State House in 2022.
The Standard Newspaper lead story for Wednesday (April 29) edition focused on how the deputy president has – of late – been quoting Bible scriptures in what the outlet terms as subtle messages directed at the DP’s superior, President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The newspaper’s splash story titled Speaking in tongues had the following standfirst: “Deputy President William Ruto turns to the scriptures for inspiration and to express his frustrations with the president and those blocking his 2022 presidential ambitions.”
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Attaching an image of the Standard Newspaper’s front page, the DP on Wednesday, captioned the photo with the following words: “I love speaking in tongues. The devil doesn't understand this language of God (1cor 14.2). Those who have no godfathers, let's proudly speak in tongues to our God the Father. With this pandemic, let's pray for God's healing, work together to feed the hungry and plan to repair our hustles.”
Some of the DP’s recent Biblical messages posted on his official Twitter page include:
Sunday, April 26: “Psalm 27: 1-4: Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.”
April 26: “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.”
April 19: “1 Peter 5:10: And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”
The above posts are just but a few of the DP’s messages posted on the micro-blogging site, with sections believing they are coded messages directed at the “dynastical politicians”, who, he believes, are plotting his political downfall.
The “dynasties vs. hustlers” political school of thought has, of late, been used to galvanise political support for either Team Ruto (hustlers), or Team Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga (dynasties).
