COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has denied having a relationship with Mama Roselinda Simiyu, who joined Deputy President William Ruto’s UDA Party on Friday. Mama Roselinda was officially welcomed into the hustler movement during Ruto’s Friday tour of Western Kenya where she was introduced to the public alongside other new members.
In her seconds-long address to the crowd, Mama Roselinda said: “Mimi naitwa Mama Roselinda Simiyu Mzee wangu anaitwa Francis atwoli.”She added: “Na niko ndani ndani ya hustler(movement).”
“Roselinda was surrended to William Ruto in 2007 in his Eldoret town house. She is no longer on the list of my relatives,” said Atwoli.He went on to castigate ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and Ford Kenya counterpart Moses Wetangula as part of the people who had betrayed him by joining forces with DP Ruto.’
“Huyu ni bibi ya ule jamaa wa nyororo (She is the wife of that guy who loves wearing chains),” Ruto stated amid cheers from the crowd.