I Called Uhuru- Ruto

President-elect, William Ruto has revealed that he had a telephone call with his boss, outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta.

The agenda, according to his statement on Wednesday, September 7, revolved around the August 9 general elections as well as the transition ahead of Ruto's swearing-in on Tuesday, September 13.

"I had a telephone conversation with my boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta.

A collage of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto. /VIRALTEAKE

"We discussed the just concluded General Election and the transition as envisaged by our democratic tradition and practice," he wrote.

Ruto had on Monday, September 5 fired a cheeky salvo at Uhuru after the Supreme Court verdict, confessing that he had not spoken to his boss for months as he still awaits his congratulatory message. He affirmed that he emerged victorious, even if Uhuru had expressed his unwavering support for Raila.

"I know he worked hard in his own way but the people of Kenya made their decision. Remember, I did not give him any conditions to support me, we remain friends as we have been in the context of where we are.

"I have not talked to him in months but shortly I will be making a call to him so that we can have a conversation on the process of transition," he said, adding that he would grant him the same level of respect given to outgoing heads of states.

Uhuru avoided mentioning his successor in the open while congratulating all elected leaders and questioning the Supreme Court judgement.

"We must ask ourselves, is it about numbers or is it about the process? Which of these two is it? Can our institutions rule one way in one election and another way in another election without scrutiny?" he posed.

He added that the court's decision ought to be scrutinised so that the country's democracy is made stronger.

He nonetheless assured the country that there will be a smooth transition and that the process had begun.

"Today, the supreme court made a ruling on the presidential dispute upholding the results announced by IEBC. In keeping to the pledge that I made to uphold the rule of law, I commit to executing the orders of this court to the letter.

"It is my intention to oversee a smooth transition to the next administration and all the necessary orders to facilitate this process have already been issued," he said.