Nandi County Senator Samson Cherargei has likened Donald Trump’s US election victory to how President William Ruto triumphed over former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in the 2022 General Election.
In a statement on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, Cherargei who is sponsoring the Bill seeking to extend term limits, noted that Trump just like Ruto, was running against Kamala Harris, a candidate who was backed by the outgoing President Joe Biden.
In Kenya’s context, Raila was endorsed by former President Uhuru Kenyatta and some of his Cabinet Secretaries, but Ruto who was the Deputy President then won the presidential election.
However, the Nandi Senator indicated that Trump outwitted all the systems to clinch victory, marking his return to the White House four years after voters turned him out.
“Trump defeating the incumbent Vice President Harris government project is a textbook plan that Ruto used in 2022 to defeat Uhuru govt backed project in the name of Odinga,” Cherargei’s statement read in part.
Deny US female president
At the same, Cherargei detailed that Trump’s projected win in 2024 has denied the US a chance of having a female president twice.
In 2016, Donald Trump won the Electoral College with 304 votes compared to 227 votes for Hillary Clinton. Seven electors voted for someone other than their party’s candidate.
In 2024, hopes were high for Kamala to ascend to the high office, succeeding Joe Biden, but from the projections, Trump is carrying the day.
Besides congratulating Trump for his early win, Cherargei expressed hopes that his presidency would help get rid of some policies which he argued were forced down the throats of many African countries.
Trump defeating the incumbent VP Harris government project is text book plan that H.E Ruto used in 2022 to defeat Uhuru govt backed project in the name of Odinga .
— Senator Kiprotich Arap Cherargei (@scherargei) November 6, 2024
Nothing new about it !
Trump will be remembered for denying the USA 🇺🇸 a female President TWICE.
End of LBTQ…
Trump’s speech
During his nearly 25-minute address, Trump expressed awe at how far his campaign had come, claimed a mandate for his agenda and gave tiny glimpses into some of the figures who are likely to shape his next administration.
Trump also adopted a unifying voice telling his supporters that “we are going to help our country heal.”
“It’s time to put the divisions of the past four years behind us. It’s time to unite … success will bring us together,” he added.
Trump did not utter the name of his opponent or any Democrat, for that matter, throughout his roughly 20-minute address.
Trump has captured Pennsylvania, the biggest prize of the seven battleground states in one of the most consequential presidential elections in modern American history.
Georgia, where he narrowly lost in 2020 and North Carolina where he narrowly outmuscled Biden had moved to his column this time round assuring him of election victory.
