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There is a perception that has been created among TV viewers that Deputy President William Ruto is one of the most difficult people to interview, but to Hussein Mohamed, those perceptions ain’t true at all.
Speaking to Sunday Nation, Hussein revealed that DP Ruto is one of the people he enjoyed interviewing. According to him, most of the interviews he had with the second-in-command were ‘captivating, thrilling and fiery.’
The former Citizen TV anchor who recently joined Ruto’s team as the head of this presidential communication team revealed that he loved interviewing his current boss because he (Ruto) gave him an easy time during the interviews.
Hussein noted that Ruo never interrupted his interviews and allowed him to ask any question and gave quality responses.
“The DP tried never even once to interfere with my questions, in fact, he used to tell me: ‘My friend, uliza swali unataka. Niko tayari,” he said.
Adding: “His character speaks to one great quality that I liked about him; his democratic ideals. He believes that anyone can ask him about the management of this country.”
Hussein who also revealed that he first met the DP while he was serving as the Minister for Agriculture, stated that he was captivated by Ruto’s brilliance and master of issues that are affecting the country.
The celebrated TV anchor further revealed that he does not only support Ruto’s presidential bid but also subscribes to his Bottom-Up economic model. He noted that the economic model aims at helping the marginalised communities.
Hussein criticised the Trickle-Down economic model that is being championed by Ruto’s competitors including ODM leader Raila Odinga and the One Kenya Alliance principals.
“We have an alliance that discusses the plight of the millions of Kenyans at the lower end of our social pyramid; the people who have been perennially marginalised because of the top-down economic policies deliberately implemented to maintain the status of the elite,” Hussein said.
