Julius Malema Tears Into Ruto, King Charles III During Visit To Kenya [VIDEO]

South African Opposition Member of Parliament Julius Malema relentlessly roasted both President William Ruto and King Charles III of the United Kingdom (UK), not mincing his words for the latter who was in Kenya for a four-day state visit.

Speaking during his tour of Kenya during the launch of the Pan African Institute at Lukenya University in Makueni County on Thursday, November 9, Malema called out Ruto for pronouncing promises and going into hiding when those promises were not met.

He specifically chided the Kenyan Head of State over his plans to phase out Kenya's reliance on the dollar currency in favour of its currency, yet his actions indicate that he was not willing to do so.

Here is the video:

President William Ruto said so many things and I can't locate him these days because the things he said during elections and the things he's doing now are two different things- Julius Malema#ViralVideos pic.twitter.com/mCrrlmdNyC — Viral Tea Ke (@ViralTeaKe) November 9, 2023

"I don't know if President William Ruto means it because he said so many things and I can't locate him these days because the things he said during elections and the things he's doing now are two different things. 

"I heard him say we need to do away with the dollar and build our own currency but these actions are not speaking to anything of doing away with the dollar," he slammed the President.

At the same time, the leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters Party accused the government of laying out the red-carpet treatment for the King, accusing him of playing a part in the colonial era that saw scores killed, tortured among others yet allowing Kenyan soldiers to salute him.

"The latest being putting a red carpet for a murderer, a person who killed the Kenyan people, coming into this country, receiving a red carpet and being saluted by the army.

"This is not a Kenyan army and not a colonialist army. The Kenyan army is a product of the Mau Mau rebellion and those who killed our people in the Mau Mau rebellion cannot be saluted by the same army of the children of those who were killed during Mau Mau," he explained the history of the Kenyan army.

Malema went on to reiterate that Africans have to constantly remind the monarchy and Britain of the ordeals the Brits put the continent's people through.

He also went after King Charles over his deviation from being compelled to apologise to Kenyans for the atrocities they were put through during the colonial era.

"We have a duty to stay true to the cause. We have a duty to remind the King and Britain of what they did to us. Indeed, he shows no remorse, he says 'This was bad, this shouldn't have happened' but he runs short of 'I apologise'," he criticised the King.

"He will never say he is sorry because he thinks his race makes him superior and he is not qualified to apologise to those who are junior to him.

Malema is the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a party he formed after ditching the ruling African National Congress (ANC) over the position the independence party was taking.

He is a vocal MP known for making critical remarks against Africa's colonial past and the white population in South Africa

During his speech at the State House Banquet hosted by President Ruto on October 31, King Charles revealed that he is seeking to better understand Kenya's painful past and will interact with communities affected.

“It is the intimacy of our shared history that has brought our people together. However, we must also acknowledge the most painful times of our long and complex relationship. The wrongdoings of the past are a cause of the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret,” said the King, without outright issuing an apology.

"There were abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence committed against Kenyans as they waged a painful struggle for independence and sovereignty, and for that, there can be no excuse."

A photo of King Charles III giving a speech during the State Banquet at State House on October 31, 2023. /PCS