The former United Democratic Alliance Secretary General, Cleophas Malala, has slammed President William Ruto's projects, emphasising that they are less significant compared to what his predecessors left.
Speaking during a church service at the PCEA Kasarani East church on Sunday, April 6, Malala said the president has no significant project that will guarantee a solid legacy after he leaves office.
Malala particularly criticised Ruto's affordable housing project, which is one of his signature projects, saying that the houses, which he described as 'bedsitters,' weren't enough to be branded as a major project.
"We remember the former president, President Mwai Kibaki, for the free primary education, the Thika Super Highway, and also for stabilising the economy during his time. During the tenure of President Uhuru Kenyatta, we saw the construction of the Nairobi Expressway, the SGR, and Mau Mau roads, but when we come to Ruto, there is nothing to remember about him," he said.
"Every president has their legacy, and we want to challenge William Ruto because this is your year in power, and there is nothing that you have done; your work is launching bedsitters. How can a president launch a bedsitter and then pose for a photo with a child in the house?" he asked.
According to Malala, the country should pray and appreciate the four former presidents together with their families for their contribution to the country's economic growth.
Commenting on the goon attack in the PCEA Kasarani East church, which he described as 'inhumane,' Malala alleged that the president and the Nairobi Governor, Johnson Sakaja, had ordered the withdrawal of security from the church to ensure that the goons successfully chased the former DP from the church.
"We know that the president gave the youths money through the governor and also told the DIG to remove the security, as their aim was not to destroy the church; they were ordered to come and force the former DP out of the church," he said.
Malala said that the president should put aside his differences with the former DP, reflect on how far they had come before parting ways, and refrain from physically attacking him.
Malala, who acknowledged Gachagua as a truthful man, said that he will be at the forefront in supporting him to push his political agenda.
"You are a person who tells the truth; you told the president that the country is heading in the wrong direction, and he did not hear, but now he is seeing it himself," he said.
The chaos on Sunday in Kasarani saw security officers associated with the former DP fire into the air to disperse scores of youths who had stormed the church. Gachagua, who labelled the attack as 'insensitive and unkind,' also slammed the president for allegedly sponsoring goons to infiltrate a church, saying the attacks on him had reached a different level.
"My President. What happened to you? In a church? You have reached a different level. You sent me goons in Limuru last week, you sent goons to Nyeri, and now you've sent them to church. You have become bold," he said.
