What William Ruto said about his 'boss' Uhuru Kenyatta during CNN interview

President-elect William Ruto said the outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta was yet to congratulate him perhaps because he was disillusioned or unhappy.

Ruto said that during an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday where he was asked by the host if Uhuru has contacted him since his election.

"Unfortunately, President Kenyatta has not seen it fit to congratulate me," Ruto said. 

"Maybe he's a bit disillusioned, or maybe he's unhappy that I defeated his candidate, but that is the nature of politics."

He also disclosed he had already reached out to his chief rival in the election, Raila Odinga and said he would build alliances that will help to unite the country.

Ruto affirmed that his administration will serve every Kenyan equally regardless of their political affiliations.

"The administration that I'm going to run is going to be an administration that is going to serve all Kenyans equally, whether they voted for us or they did not,"

While responding to the question of the peaceful proceedings, Ruto said Kenyans have raised their standards and have become more mature democratically.

Ruto said Kenyans are more ready to go back to their normal lives as soon as possible after an election.

"I think it speaks to the heart of the maturity of the democracy of our country," he said.

"No citizen, no leader wants their country to be famous for violence."

"We can go to an election, we can decide who our leaders are and the next day we can go back to work. That is the standard we have raised for ourselves as the people of Kenya. I am very proud of it," the president-elect said.