Former Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju has said he will not accept a job offer from President William Ruto.
Speaking on Tuesday night during an interview with TV47, Tuju said he is happy with his current private life and has no interest in returning to government service.
“I am very happy where I am at the moment, I am enjoying a private life and doing things that I like, and I can talk without worrying about the position of the government or the opposition,” said Tuju.
He also said he is managing his private businesses, where he has employed over one hundred workers.
The former Jubilee SG noted that he does not need a government job, adding that it is difficult to pay someone like him.
“I don’t need a job, I have over a hundred employees in my companies, and it is very difficult to pay someone like me. I create jobs, so I only do things that I want to do. I am not looking for a job so that I can get a salary or a position to make deals,” Tuju stated.
At the same time, the former Rarieda MP observed that Kenyans are not ready for change, arguing that they are not focusing on the real issues affecting the country.
“From what is happening at the moment, I don’t think the country is ready, I don’t think the people are ready. We are refusing to look at what the real problems are,” he added.
According to Tuju, Kenyans should be focused on unemployment, insecurity, and corruption issues.
Asked if he would consider returning to Jubilee ahead of the elections if prevailed upon by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, Tuju stressed that the future of Kenya’s politics would go beyond party affiliations.
“It’s no longer about party; it’s about the country. What is the construct that we can have in this country that can ensure that we have credible elections that would be peaceful?” he posed.
Tuju also dismissed the Gen Z-led anti-government protests, warning that unconstitutional or violent attempts to remove a sitting government would only lead to instability.
“So long as somebody has been elected, you don’t throw them out. In countries where that has happened like Somalia, they have never recovered. In countries where militaries have taken over, the military have sometimes stayed 20, 30, 40 years.
“Khartoum is in a state of civil war; it’s the military people who are calling the shots, not Khadija and Gen Z who were in the streets. It’s very important that we have a peaceful, constitutional change of government,” he said.
