President Uhuru Kenyatta left the Ushirika Day celebrations attendants in stitches after launching a scathing yet jaw-dropping attack against his deputy, William Samoei Ruto.
Speaking at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Saturday, July 2, the Head of State took a swipe at Ruto and he recently launched the Kenya Kwanza manifesto.
He stated that it is irresponsible for Ruto and his allies to keep lamenting about the Jubilee government yet they have been part of it for almost 10 years now.
He argued that his deputy was given a job and instead of doing it, he started campaigning immediately after being elected, making promises about the future instead of working for Kenyans while still in office.
"I am saddened that people are just talking yet they were given a job. Instead of doing that job, they are just yapping and making noise telling people they will do this and that, why didn't they do that when they were there?" Uhuru posed.
"This agenda of making noise is disturbing, your head is just full of noise. (CS Peter) Munya has been there for three years and he has made the progress, they were there for 8 years and they did nothing," Uhuru added.
The President further hit out at Ruto for claiming that Azimio La Umoja presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, was the reason for their fallout. In a thinly veiled attack, the President advised that when a spouse leaves, you are supposed to look for another one and not complain every single day.
"I am not forcing anybody to do anything, think very hard. I am grateful for everyone who has supported me and how we have worked together. To build a nation, you take it forward and not keep looking at the rear view mirror," the President stated.
"Every time you are just looking back and lamenting this person took my wife. If he took your wife, go look for another one," he added in Swahili amid loud laughs from the crowd.
The president implied that his deputy is making false promises, wondering why he failed to achieve what they had promised Kenyans when they were campaigning together in 2013 and 2017.
This comes barely two days after DP Ruto reported Uhuru to international election observers over his alleged control of the National Police Service (NPS).
Speaking to the election observers at his office on Thursday, June 30, Ruto alleged that the Head of State was solely running the police service, expressing fears over the use of police during the August 9 polls.
He claimed that Uhuru would definitely make decisions favouring the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition party as he serves as its council chairperson.
