Muturi: I’ll never reconcile with Ruto
Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has drawn a clear line between himself and President William Ruto, firmly ruling out any possibility of reconciliation.
Muturi, who spoke during the grand opening of the National Independent Church of Africa’s St Peter Kaunjira on Sunday, August 25, 2025, said his political path with the Head of State ended when the government failed to address the crisis of abductions and extrajudicial killings.
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He maintained that the issue marked the point of no return in his relationship with the President, stressing that no persuasion or political deal would ever convince him to soften his stance.
According to Muturi, his priority is to be remembered as a leader who took an unwavering stand for justice, even if it meant burning bridges with the country’s top leadership.
“There will never come a day when I will hold a conversation or enter into any agreement with President William Ruto, contrary to what some leaders may think. The moment he failed to address the grave issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings was the point of departure between us. I want my legacy to be that of a leader who stood firmly for justice,” Muturi said.
Muturi, Ruto fallout
The fallout between the two dates back to mid-2024 during the Gen-Z protests, when Muturi’s son Leslie was abducted. At the time, Muturi was serving as Attorney-General. He later revealed that his son had been taken by state agents and only released after President Ruto called National Intelligence Service boss Noordin Haji.
Although Leslie was freed, Muturi said the incident left him deeply shaken and critical of the government’s silence on enforced disappearances.
In January 2025, Muturi openly called out the President, describing the killings and abductions as murder most foul. He questioned how the government could speak of economic recovery while citizens were being abducted.
Muturi’s frustrations grew worse in cabinet. He wrote to Ruto seeking permission to skip meetings until the issue was formally addressed, stressing that he did not want to sit in silence while lives were being lost. Soon after, he was dropped from the cabinet in March 2025, a move he insists was punishment for exposing the truth rather than absenteeism.
Since then, Muturi has not softened his stance. He has accused Ruto of double standards, even terming his war on corruption a staggering irony, arguing that the President himself was absolutely irredeemably corrupt.
