Former President William Ruto's senior Economic Advisor, Moses Kuria, has warned several leaders to refrain from negatively profiling the region.
In a statement on his X account on Saturday, Kuria claimed that leaders, including Tiaty MP William Kamket, Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago, and Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, have been repeatedly accusing the region of considering itself superior to others.
Kuria warned that such statements from these leaders are divisive and might revert the country to divisive politics, which are based on ethnicity.
"In the recent past, I have listened to a number of leaders allege that there is a community that thinks it's superior to others. From Kamket to Mandago to Aden Duale in Balambala today," Kuria stated.
"Some of us have unapologetically said NO to returning this country to the politics of negative ethnicity. Equally, we will vehemently resist Wholesale condemnation and collective punishment of an entire community," he added.
According to Kuria, if the leaders have a "problem" with an individual from the community, they should refrain from directing their grievances to the entire community and instead direct them to the individual.
Kuria, who assured that he will be at the vanguard of protecting the region, further warned that "driving our backs against the wall" could bear some dangerous political consequences.
"If you have a problem with any individual from the Mt Kenya Community, do not take it out against an entire people. If Mt Kenya people have eaten your goat, let me know, and I will pay you back. Do not drive our backs against the wall. A point of no return may lead to very unintended consequences," he said.
The sentiments by Kuria come days after he slammed Duale for claiming that the citizenship of the Mediheal owner, Swarup Mishra, might be revoked for the alleged organ trafficking at his facility.
In a statement on his official X account on Monday, August 4, Kuria claimed that the CS has no constitutional authority to issue such statements.
Kuria warned that the statements from the CS might also, in turn, erode investors' confidence, which will in turn cripple the country's economy.
"Sometimes I wonder. When a Senior government official who is not in charge of immigration says we will cancel citizenship and deport so-and-so, do we ponder to think what investors will think of our country?" Kuria stated.
"Are we that unorthodox? What of investors' confidence? What of due process? What of our credit rating? At this rate, from where shall we get jobs for these children of ours? Gracious Lord, hear us," he added.
