Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto is surrendering his political burdens to the man upstairs, after he was on Monday blocked from visiting Uganda.
According to Kenyan media, Ruto was scheduled to fly for an unknown mission to Entebbe, accompanied by a seven-man entourage comprising of his close political allies and businessmen.
“Isorait….tumwachie MUNGU (let’s leave it to GOD),” Ruto tweeted moments after being blocked.
The reports add that from Phoenix Aviation, he was to use a private jet on flight number Jadestar 12.
The plane he was to use; a Cessna 560XL registered using tail number 5Y WHB, had already been prepared for flight but its crew was told at the last minute that their VVIP guest would not be flying after all.
Ruto’s office protested what it termed a change of rules on his foreign travels without notice.
Kenya’s DP visited Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni earlier in July, part of a camaraderie the two leaders have cemented in the last six years.
The visit, which saw the DP attend the unveiling of a vaccine manufacturing facility in Matuga-Wakiso district, was the fifth in the last six years.