'Pepo chafu!' Angry Ruto blasts Kenyans opposing all his projects

President William Ruto has condemned a section of Kenyans that he says are opposed to his projects across various sectors; citing that they have an ill motive for the country.

Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Devki Iron Processing Project in Taita Taveta County on Tuesday, Ruto criticised leaders and Kenyans for opposing his legacy projects such as Affordable Housing, Taifa Care, University funding model, as well as the national livestock vaccination campaign without providing alternative and viable solutions.

President Ruto claimed that such actions are akin to an evil spirit possessing such people.

"Wakenya tafadhali, kuna pepo chafu ya kupinga kila kitu. Kiwanda kama hii, affordable housing, chanjo ya ng'ombe kuondoa magonjwa, kubadilisha mfumo ndo tuweze kuokoa university zetu, mambo ya afya wanaipinga. Nauliza hii pepo chafu. Imefika wanapinga ata matoleo kanisani, what is this, surely. yani pepo ya kupinga kila kitu," he said. 

"This spirit of opposing everything, tuombee nchi yetu. Wale ambao wanapinga kwa mitandao, tunawambia shetani ashindwe."

The President, who was visibly irate, also voiced his frustrations over the stalling of the upgrading of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) due to the cancellation of the Adani Group deal.

He questioned why Kenyans were elated when the deal was cancelled and yet complain about the poor infrastructure of what is supposed to be East Africa's busiest airport.

In an affirmative stance, the Head of State reiterated that the government would embark on upgrading the airport.

"I saw them saying that those who stopped the upgrading of our airport are heroes, mashujaa kitu gani. Airport pale iko kwa runway, inafuja maji, sijui ni ya aina gani. What gain do you get when you stop the building of an airport in your country? You have no clue how it's going to be built, wale wanapinga, ata hawajai kanyaga airport, unapinga tu," the President railed on.

"We are going to build a new airport in Kenya. We may have stopped Adani from building it, I was confident he was going to build our airports but because of the law that bars us from engaging with people who have cases."

He added: "That doesn't mean we're not going to build airport, we're going to get a new framework and work with people who believe in this country to get a new airport."