By: Denis Mutua
Speaker of the national assembly Justin Bedan Muturi has hit out at President Uhuru Kenyatta over his continued accusations on his deputy William Ruto who they have been elected together for two terms now.
Speaking at Chuka Baptist Church in Tharaka Nithi County, Muturi said there is no way Uhuru can convince Kenyans that a person they have worked with for over 8 years now has just turned out to be a thief in the last minutes, unless he is not genuine in his sentiments.
Muturi noted that when the duo were seeking to be elected in their two terms, Uhuru was showering and praising Ruto with all kind of good names but when he complained of interferences of their administration from outside forces, he immediately turned to be a thief of public resources.
“When you were forming the government we did not hear you speak of his evils as your deputy, how comes when he has left you because of your differences you start telling us how he has been stealing from public coffers?’’ Muturi paused.
He wondered how ODM party leader Raila Odinga and who Uhuru has been insulting and calling names preaching his evils to Kenyans has immediately turned out to be his best choice, after cleansing all his past evils.
Muturi therefore urged Kenyans to scrutinize the kind of leaders they are electing to single out the genuine ones as they approach general elections.
Further, the national assembly speaker strongly castigated politicians who have turned to lecturing the clergy on how they should run churches, probably for being involved with certain leaders an act that he said should cease.
He noted that the same politicians have been running to the churches when they need their blessings but they there after turns to condemning them for hosting other politicians as if they are exempted from voting.
“The congregation in our churches have also got a right to vote like any other Kenyan. Thus I do not see the need as to why some people should condemn churches for being involved with politicians whereas it is their right provided for in the Kenyan constitution,’’ he argued.
For a peaceful campaign ahead of August polls, Muturi called for political tolerance among the political case to avoid inciting Kenyans.
Dennis Dibondo