President William Ruto dismissed the claims of the Kenya Kwanza government awarding development and positions based on shares.
Speaking in Siaya County, on Friday October 6, the president said his government belongs to all the citizens of Kenya regardless of their political affiliations.
“Let nobody tell you that you are not in government, this government belongs to the people of Kenya. You pay taxes and you are also Kenyans, so this government is yours,” he said.
Furthermore, he promised that no region will be left behind in development because of its political alignment.
“It is primitive and backward for anybody to imagine that any region of Kenya cannot get development on account of how they voted.
That is neither right nor correct and I want to ensure the people of Kenya that we will move together,” said Ruto.
Also, the president promised to visit the region in future to launch more development projects.
Ruto – Raila Relationships
President Ruto asked Nyanza residents to support his presidency arguing that he made opposition leader Raila Odinga obtain the Prime Minister position in 2007.
Moreover, Ruto said they were both members of the Orange Democratic Party (ODM) adding that he contributed to Raila’s success.
“You people know me very well; I am not a visitor here. These leaders have said we were all in ODM back then, for Raila to be called former Prime Minister today did I contribute or not?” Ruto posed.
Further, the Head of State noted that the then ODM flagbearer landed the Prime Minister position in their quest to win the presidency.
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“We never wanted Raila to be the Prime Minister, our group wanted him to become the president,” he said.
Additionally, the president said even though he got the seat ahead of Raila, their goal as then ODM members has been achieved.
“In the group that we were with Raila, we were looking for the presidency, but we failed. Right now, did we get it or not,” he asked.
“That which we were pushing Raila to go for was the presidency, and I have won the seat from the same group. So should we move forward, or we look for it again,” he added.
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Focus on Development
Nonetheless, President Ruto emphasized that politicians should now focus on service delivery after a lengthy period of politics.
“The only thing we owe you is development, we must all unite and focus on things that will raise your living standards,” stated Ruto.
In addition, he committed to work with all the leaders to develop all regions and ensure all Kenyans benefit from their taxes, government, and resources.
