Ruto Accusse Ford Foundation for Allegedly Funding Protests in Kenya
President William Ruto on Monday accused the Ford Foundation, an American Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) of financing the recent anti-government protests in Kenya.
While addressing Kenyans at Keringet Market in Nakuru County, Ruto talked tough reiterating the need for peace in Kenya and proceeded to claim that some parties were huge beneficiaries of the protests in Kenya.
The President alleged that the parties in question had been funnelling funds to unidentified groups in Kenya to stage protests and destabilise the country.
“Those who are sponsoring the violence, we know them and I want to call out those who are behind the anarchy in Kenya. Shame on them!” Ruto stated.
President Ruto further alleged that the organisation harboured ill motives and was operating against Kenya’s best interests and democracy.
The government had on July 3 indicated that the police were investigating six politicians, a businessman, and two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) believed to be financing the protests.
Among those being investigated were a politician from Rift Valley, three from Nairobi, and two from Central Kenya. A businessman based in the Rift Valley, and two NGOs — one local and one international — were being investigated as well.
