Ruto breaks his silence on the removal of presidential term limits President William Ruto has told UDA MPs that he has no intention of chang...

Ruto breaks his silence on the removal of presidential term limits

President William Ruto has told UDA MPs that he has no intention of changing the constitution to remove presidential terms.

Speaking on Wednesday, the President said the lawmakers should prioritize bills that will improve the lives of Kenyans.

He added that his only goal at the moment is to work for the people of Kenya.

"Don't use your time to push for selfish laws, such as changing the Constitution to remove presidential terms, my goal is to serve the people," Ruto said.

He said this on Wednesday morning when he was chairing a meeting of UDA MPs at the White House.

A few days ago, Fafi Member of Parliament Salah Yakub hit the headlines after he made statements calling for the abolition of presidential terms.

Yakub in his proposal said age should be considered age and not temporary service.

The UDA member of parliament claimed that some of his fellow members of parliament are already working on a constitutional amendment bill to replace the two-term president and set the age limit to 75 years.

The Member of Parliament gave the example of the late President Mwai Kibaki who retired after two terms of five years despite what he said was his excellent performance that turned the country's economy around.

"I think we made a mistake in letting him go home after finishing his term. We cut short his dream when the Constitution removed him but he served well in two terms,” Yakub said.

We could reach the status of Malaysia or Singapore. Is it good to remove someone because his term has come to an end and he is still working," he said.

President William Ruto's party, the UDA, however, denied plans to change the Constitution to remove the presidential term limit.

On behalf of the party, Chairman Johnson Muthama said they are not involved in negotiations to remove terms or set an age limit.

"Mr. Yakub made a personal statement that has nothing to do with UDA. As a party, we stand for open democracy and we remain in support of the two-term presidential term limit and there are no ongoing discussions to abolish it," Muthama said.