Deputy President Barred from Traveling to Uganda

According to the DP’s office, Ruto was scheduled to make a private visit to Uganda but was told to first seek clearance from the Head of Public Service.

Three more members of parliament who had accompanied the Ruto were also blocked temporarily before being allowed to travel.

Ruto is said to have arrived at the airport, all set for his second trip to Uganda in less than a month, but he could not be cleared for takeoff, his spokesman David Mugonyi saying in a brief statement.

“He was told that he had to first seek clearance from the head of public service when he called Joseph Kinyua, he said he wasn’t aware of such a directive.”

Ruto is said to have been kept waiting at the Wilson airport from 2 pm to 5; 15 pm when his journey aborted.

Under the National Security Council procedure on travel by top public servants, the Deputy President’s foreign trips must be cleared by the president, and CS’s and PS’s are however cleared by the Head of Public Service.

Ruto was to travel with three MPs allied to him Kiharu’s Ndindi Nyoro, Kapseret’s Oscar Sudi, and Kinango MP Benjamin Tayari.

“Sisi tuko hapa Kampala tumefika tulikuwa tukuje na DP kutembelea Yoweri Museveni, tulifika airport saa saba tukingojea DP alipofika alianza kuambiwa kuana orders from above hawezi ruhusiwa kutoka nje ya nchi,” Ndindi Nyoro said