This archive report was first published on 4 December 2019.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed frustration with politicians who are politicizing the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, saying they lack direction and are undermining his efforts to implement the document.
Speaking in Kiambu County on Wednesday, President Kenyatta criticized leaders allied to Deputy President William Ruto, saying they had been campaigning against the BBI report before its release and were now trying to set conditions for its implementation.
“There comes a point where we say enough is enough and we are tired! Before we released the report, they were all over for a month lecturing us about things. Now the report is out and they have taken another direction. These are people who do not know where they are headed,” said Kenyatta.
President Kenyatta emphasized that the BBI report is aimed at building a cohesive and progressive country, and urged politicians to read the report for themselves and decide what they want.
“Let them not come here and lecture you on what to do. You are not foolish and let them not take you for fools. Let no one tell you what to do. Read the report for yourselves and decide what you want,” said Kenyatta.
He also cautioned against divisive politics, saying individual thirst for power should not be allowed to override national interests.
“Your only concern is how you will live not about who the leader is. Whether the leader is called Njuguna or Waweru or Haji or Onyango or any other name, they will not be able to change your life or lead you to fight or destruction of your business… you will be able to continue with your stuff,” said Kenyatta.
President Kenyatta had previously cautioned against divisive politics during the launch of the BBI report at the Bomas of Kenya on November 28, 2019, emphasizing that the report is meant to address some of the country's challenges such as unemployment, electoral violence, poverty, and corruption.
