He accused Cord leaders of senselessly attacking President Uhuru Kenyatta and his government.
Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed persistent claims by the opposition that the Jubilee administration misappropriated Eurobond funds as empty talk saying the government was ready to account for every single cent if the opposition leaders cared to listen.
He accused Cord leaders of senselessly attacking President Uhuru Kenyatta and his government for allegedly condoning embezzlement of the funds which were specifically borrowed to finance initiation of key development projects across the country.
He termed the opposition leaders “dangerous and reckless economic saboteurs who are bent on giving the government nonstop headaches instead of affording us an enabling opportunity to deliver our promises to Kenyans.”
Mr Ruto opined that Cord was only interested in politicising the Eurobond debate instead of seeking detailed information from the relevant government departments on how the monies were spent.
He said he could not understand what opposition leader Raila Odinga was really driving at as he had even declined an invitation by the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich to have the air surrounding the “Eurobond saga” cleared.
STOP INCITING PEOPLE
“The National Treasury is the custodian of all records regarding expenditure of all state revenues collected locally and those borrowed from international financiers.
“Let them ask their questions right and they will get answers instead of traversing the country inciting people against the government,” said Mr Ruto.
He was speaking Saturday in Mutomo Town, Kitui South, during a public rally. He later led a fundraiser at the same venue as the chief guest.
The DP was earlier on laid the foundation stone for Mutha Teacher’s Training Institute (TTI) and Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Mutomo campus.
He was joined by Kitui South MP Rachael Kaki Nyamai and dozens of county and national leaders.
Mr Ruto also challenged Mr Odinga and his team to make public their agenda to Kenyans instead of playing blame games without offering viable and substantial solutions to problems facing the people.
“Ask them what their agenda for Kenyans is. Unlike the Jubilee government, the opposition has been keen on propagating empty talk that bears no benefit for the citizens. Kenyans needs leaders who serve them instead of playing void politics,” he pointed out.
He said that Jubilee had performed remarkably well since it assumed power in 2013 as it had undertaken life-changing and economy-boosting development projects.
JUBILEE HAS DONE A LOT
“We have done a lot to take the country’s economy a notch higher. Construction of the standard gauge railway is at an advanced stage.
“We are also setting up state-of-the-art healthcare facilities across the country as well as putting up mega water supply projects to support irrigated agriculture.
“Another flagship project is the ongoing electrification of all public schools in every part of the country in readiness for the standard one laptop initiative.
“Only a few schools are yet to be connected to the national electricity grid. Ask the opposition what they have done for Kenyans,” he posed.
The Deputy President also beseeched Wiper party leader and Cord co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka to cross over to Jubilee from the opposition as it was doing him more harm than good.
“Tell my brother Kalonzo he is welcome to work with us to better this nation. The people he has been associating himself with are backstabbers who are only interested in using him to achieve their selfish ends and dump him at the eleventh hour as they don’t care about him,” he said.
ROAD TARMACKING
Mr Ruto also asked Kitui residents to be patient with the government as it had already laid down the necessary plans to initiate the long-awaited tarmacking of the Kitui-Kibwezi road.
He said procurement processes had commenced and promised that the president would launch construction works on the major road in two months’ time.
“Let those who planned to use the undone road as a campaign tool find something productive to do because we are not going to let anyone politicise the road which is already slated for tarmacking,” said Mr Ruto.
While seeking Kitui votes for Jubilee in the 2017 general elections, the deputy president further urged the residents and Kenyans at large to support President Kenyatta’s administration saying it was committed to continue serving them despite noise from its detractors.
He was accompanied by MPs John Munuve (Mwingi North), David Munyaka (Machakos Town), Kabando wa Kabando (Mukurweini), Moses Kuria (Gatundu South) and William Kisang (Marakwet West).
Others were Chuka/Igambang’ombe MP Muthomi Njuki, Abdullahi Banticha (Isiolo South) and The Independent Party (TIP) leader Kalembe Ndile, among others.
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