Dagoretti North Member of Parliament Beatrice Elachi has claimed that members of the diplomatic community have praised President William Ruto's time management skills.
Elachi speaking to national broadcaster KBC noted that United Nations (UN) ambassadors have heaped praises on the head of state for being on time to meetings, compared to his predecessors.
The MP pointed out that previously some diplomats were forced to cancel appointments or free their day just to secure a meeting at the State House.
“They used to know that you cannot put any other meeting when meeting President Uhuru. They have never seen something like that and that is one thing they thank the President for,” the Member of National Assembly recalled.
While the President might be getting to all his appointments on time, some members of his cabinet have not risen to the occasion, arriving late to meetings including those summoned by the appointing authority.
Ruto on Tuesday, August 1, locked out senior government officials including Cabinet Secretaries and Permanent Secretaries after they showed up late for the performance contract signing at State House.
A section of Kenyans praised Ruto while others argued that it was evidence of the incompetence and rot in government, blaming the appointing authority who is the President.
"I think that what the president did was mere theatrics. He should have gone further to actually call for the resignation of the late administrators. That would have underscored his seriousness rather than just asking for apology letters," political analyst Kefa Simiyu stated.
The event at State House was set to begin at 8:00 am and attendees were required to arrive earlier. However, a number of officials got to the venue late.
''I saw some were late, and I looked at the President in the eye and realised that there would be trouble for them,'' Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said.
''You can't arrive at an event when the President is already seated. Why would you come late? How do you explain that? Who did you go to see and yet today was the most important day for you to sign contracts?''
Ruto indicated in his speech that he expected a written explanation from all the officials who were late.
