This archive report was first published on 21 September 2019.
On September 21, 2019, Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho publicly criticized Deputy President William Ruto's frequent visits to Kirinyaga County, accusing him of creating confusion in the region.
Speaking at St. Peters Gathuthuini Secondary School after commissioning a borehole, Kibicho also expressed his frustration with what he termed an obsession by a certain group of politicians with the 2022 elections, saying they should focus on delivering their pledges to the electorate.
“You just come here to reap where you did not sow…. This is the kind of confusion we will not entertain,” said Kibicho.
Deputy President Ruto has made over 15 visits to Kirinyaga County since the re-election of the Jubilee Administration, which has rubbed a section of the region's leadership the wrong way.
“Itakuwa ni jambo la aibu ikiwa wewe unasema huyu ni rais wangu nilichagua na saa ile rais anasema tuweke nchi kwa pamoja wewe unasema umeenda kutangatanga…unatanga kwenda wapi, kikiwa unataka kutangatanga, jiuzulu kwa serikali uende utangetange…,” said Joe Mutambo, Chairman of the Water Resources Authority.
