Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho on Wednesday attacked President Uhuru Kenyatta for skipping Monday's presidential debate.
In a statement, Joho noted that it was unfortunate for the President to miss the contest with Opposition Leader Raila Odinga.
"Unfortunate as the statement is, it is in line with the President's character of pride and a prince's sense of entitlement that has made him push Kenya towards ruin," Joho stated.
The governor further noted that it was important for the President to show important values such a credibility and accountability to the people who elected him.
Governor Joho also attacked the President over recent remarks where he (Uhuru) accused the media of supporting NASA.
Joho asked the Head of State to avoid dragging the media into his woes saying he wasted an opportunity to set the record straight to Kenyans.
"There is no excuse for arrogance in public office and for disrespect for others.
"There is no room for public servants to look for excuses and scapegoats as Uhuru is trying to do by accusing the media," the governor stated.
State House, however, responded to the claims stating that they would love to engage Joho in matters of accountability.
State House Senior director of messaging Eric Ngeno noted that the President's team would like to know the author of the statement to allow them pursue the matter effectively.
"It is obvious that the author enjoys superior educational and conceptual capacity to Joho's famously modest capability.
"Tragically, this evident education has not enabled the author to properly grasp the meaning of accountability or the importance of free choice in democratic engagement," Ngeno stated.
Ngeno said that accountable leaders do not pass the work of others as their own or allow others to use their names in advancing strange agendas.
"Joho must be educated on accountability as a matter of urgency. His record over the past 4 years reveals a painful struggle with accountability," he concluded.
