Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called out former President Uhuru Kenyatta over remarks the latter made towards the Commander-in-Chief William Ruto.
The former Head of State, while attending the funeral of the late Kipipiri MP Amos Kimunya's wife, challenged Ruto to focus on delivering for Kenyans and minimise the tendency to blame past regimes.
Addressing the annual Cabinet retreat in Naivasha on Monday, February 19, Gachagua encouraged his boss to keep his eyes on the rearview mirror.
He argued that looking back periodically ensures that the state delivers its mandate to Kenyans in line with its manifesto.
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"I heard somebody saying that you should not look at the rearview mirror. I want to encourage you to continue looking in the rearview mirror. In your leadership, your excellency, you have made it very clear that no Kenyan should be left behind. You must continuously continue looking in the rearview mirror to ensure that all Kenyans are onboard and not left behind," he stated.
"Again, there are people who would like to derail your vehicle. Some would like to puncture the rear wheels. while some would like to remove goods from your car. You must look at the rearview so that you are ahead of everybody who may want to derail your progress."
He further indicated that checking back would help him notice his team is slacking and institute measures to ensure they pull their weight.
"Your pace is too fast for those of us who help you. Keep looking back so that when you find your deputy is being left behind, you urge him to catch up with you," he added.
Using the example of a car, Uhuru had earlier chided Ruto that he should plan ahead arguing that good drivers do not constantly check their rearview mirrors.
He further noted that leaders who continually blame past regimes are more inclined to lead the country astray.
"When I was in leadership, I used to tell leaders that focused leaders are the ones who look ahead and not those who always want to revisit the past," he told the congregation on Saturday.
"If you want to lead this country, focus ahead. But if you keep with gossip... You are going nowhere. Leadership is like driving a vehicle. You can't drive while looking at the rear mirror, or you risk crashing the vehicle."
When the current regime took over the reins, its allies immediately blamed Kenyatta's regime for leaving empty coffers.
They argued that Ruto had to take decisive decisions including introducing a slew of taxes to repair the battered economy.
