President William Ruto reinstated a chief to his role after he was demoted during the election period.
His deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, announced the developments on Saturday, October 14, when the two leaders toured Kirinyaga to commission Thiba Dam.
The chief from the Ngariama area in the county was reportedly demoted at the behest of orders from a high-ranking government official who accused him of refusing to cooperate with Azimio La Umoja during the campaign period.
"He was thus transferred to Nyeri and assigned the role of cleaning the toilets at the office of the county commissioner, but we have reinstated him to his position", Gachagua stated before inviting the said chief to greet the president.
“We took him from the County Commissioner’s office, and he is now dressed in his uniform and back to work.”
The DP also stated that the government had reinstated other chiefs to their positions in Central Kenya, further assuring the locals that the Kenya Kwanza administration will not drag government officials into managing its politics.
"President William Rut's government has no intention to use you in its politics," he stated.
In addition, the DP addressed complaints from Kirinyaga governor, Anne Waiguru, who accused a senior ranking member of the past regime of locking out area residents from Wang'uru Stadium.
He pledged to ensure that the locals and the county at large have access to use the facility.
“The people of Kirinyaga have realized the essence of this freedom. The past regime had oppressed to the extent of being locked out of a stadium in Kirinyaga," Gachagua added.
Ruto also tore into his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, stating that his Ksh8 billion Unga subsidy benefited cartels only.
He further pledged to give farmers seven million bags of fertilizers whose prices were reduced from Ksh6,000 to Ksh3,500.
"We know how to plan. You used Ksh8 billion to subsidise Unga, which did not reach the citizens. We will use the Ksh8 billion to subsidise 6 million of fertilizers to help farmers grow food to reduce food prices.
"They were subsidising consumption, we are going to invest in production and teach them agricultural economics," Ruto threw jabs at his former boss.
