This archive report was first published on 12 August 2019.
Deputy President William Ruto has emphasized the need for leaders to focus on the development agenda of Jubilee, rather than getting distracted by politics of the proposed referendum and 2022 succession.
Speaking in Suswa, Narok County, on Sunday, Ruto reminded leaders that they have a debt to Kenyans through the pledges they made to the electorate in 2017.
"The debt of developing Kenya should be given the prominence that it deserves. We should not be distracted by either the 2022 politics or the proposed review of the Constitution," said the Deputy President.
He urged Jubilee leaders to pay attention to the party's manifesto, which aims to transform the country through better infrastructure, provision of clean drinking water, better healthcare, and education for all.
Ruto also cautioned that the drive to transform Kenya required leaders to be united, saying that leaders need to be in constant communication with each other to move forward together.
"Leaders, too, have to be in constant communication with each other so that we can move forward together," noted the Deputy President.
He said when leaders sit down and talk to each other, they would easily create synergy and confront challenges facing the country.
"But leaders have to be honest, and disengage themselves from politics that add no value to the people," explained Ruto.
