‘Wheelbarrow is just a Party Symbol,’ DP Ruto says UDA party symbol misinterpreted by critics

Deputy President William Ruto has told off his political rivals over ridiculing his ‘wheelbarrow’ politics.

DP Ruto defended the wheelbarrow narrative saying that it is just a mere party symbol like any other and should not be used by political players to undermine his political agenda.

The Deputy President revealed his United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party had not in any way hinted at giving Kenyans wheelbarrow,as his rivals believe.

“Siasa iko na utapeli mwingi, hakuna mahali sisi tumesema tutapatiana wheelbarrow kwa mtu yeyote wacha vijana,” DP Ruto said while in an interview with Citizen TV on Tuesday.

“Wheelbarrow ni alama; it is just a symbol of any party. Kuna chama iko na wheelbarrow, chungwa, kuna chama iko na wheelbarrow, kuku, kuna chama iko na wheelbarrow, punda and all manner of things,” he added.

DP Ruto went further to mock critics over what he termed as political conmanship saying that having a symbol does not mean a party will be offering the symbol to the citizens.

“Watu wanaenda wanatunga ukora ya siasa kujaribu kusema mambo yasivyo. Hakuna mtu amepatiana chungwa kwa sababu ni alama yao wengine wako na alama ata ya simba; kuna mtu amepatiana simba kwa hii mambo ya kisiasa?”He posed

At the same time, Ruto underscored the importance of the wheelbarrow in society, as a tool for making work easier and a representation of hard work saying that his party used the wheelbarrow symbolically.

“Wheelbarrow ni alama tulichukua kwa sababu ni alama ya kazi. Utapata wheelbarrow kwa nyumba ya Deputy President, utapata wheelbarrow kwa nyumba ya mtu ambaye hana kazi lakini ako nayo hapo nje ya kumsaidia kazi,” DP Ruto explained.

“Wheelbarrow inaweza kusaidia kazi ya shamba, inaweza kusaidia kazi ya ujenzi, inaweza kusaidia kazi zote,” he added.

Consequently, the DP rubbished symbols politics while challenging all political players that if they wanted to engage in the same, they should consider explaining their own party symbols to Kenyans.

“Tuache alama kando na waambie wapinzani wetu kama wanata tuongee mambo ya alama, watueleze; sisi tutakuja na maelezo yetu ya wheelbarrow, wakuje na yao ya kuku, wakuje na yao ya simba, ya kuku, kifaru na hao wengine,” stated Ruto.