We will continue telling Kenyans what we’re doing: Ruto, Kindiki clap back at Archbishop Muheria

President William Ruto and his deputy Prof. Kithure Kindiki have hit back at Nyeri Diocese Archbishop Anthony Muheria who slammed urged the government to focus on fulfilling its promises that still remain unkept and desist from turning into an advertising agency.

Speaking to the press at the Consolata Mathari Hospital on Friday, the Archbishop stated that the State is notorious for pouring all its resources into talking about its projects instead of actually implementing them.

"There has to be less rhetoric. We have to stop advertising what you will do. Act! The government is not an advertising agency. It is an agency that implements actions, that’s what we want to see," he said.

President Ruto and DP Kindiki, in response, said they will not stop telling Kenyans the multiple projects and programs worth billions of shillings it is implementing to improve their lives.

The two - speaking during the burial service of Senate Speaker Amason Kingi’s father Mzee Kingi Mwaruwa in Magarini, Kilifi County - said it is their constitutional duty to clearly and comprehensively elaborate to all Kenyans what they are doing to develop the nation.

“We are determined to have a united and equitable nation. We will continue telling Kenyans what we are doing as a government. It is not our fault, we are discharging what our Constitution mandates and allows us to do,” said President Ruto.

Further, the Head of State challenged all leaders to involve citizens in all their activities and allow their contributions.

DP Kindiki, on his part, said there is nothing illegal in promoting and elaborating key programs and projects under implementation.

“Some political and church leaders are trying to gag us from speaking about the projects and programs the government is implementing. Our Constitution tasks us to tell Kenyans all the programmes planned for implementation, when and how they will be implemented,” Prof. Kindiki said.

He asked those trying to politicize development to stop, saying that they will not cease engaging Kenyans and making them aware of what is being done across the country.

“It is our duty to inform the country of all planned development activities, when those activities are being implemented and to inform them after they have been implemented. We shouldn’t politicize development because the time for politics will come,” he added.