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Deputy President Professor Kithure Kindiki Farouk Kibet
By: Joseph Mutua Ndonga
A few days ago, Deputy President Professor Kithure Kindiki shared the same podium with Farouk Kibet, President William Ruto’s Personal Assistant (PA).
The duo’s demeanor and body language left no doubt that there was no love lost between them.
As a show of great respect, Farouk had to remove his hat and was all smiling when greeting the DP.
The duo met in the North Rift where they accompanied President William Ruto who was touring the region.
This comes less than one month after the peddlers of fake news alleged in a social media post that Professor Kindiki had been physically slapped by Mr Farouk.
The peddlers took advantage of the absence of Kindiki in public events during the festive season of last year to cook and spread this fake story.
When did this happen? What had caused the altercation? Where did the incident took place? No answer because all these were utter lies.
Well, for Farouk, this is not the first time his name would be dragged in the mud without those making these claims presenting an iota of evidence.
Unsurprisingly, Kibet is walking the same path as that of top aides of former Presidents.
The only crime for each stood out as being close to the President.
The bitterness of those opposed to them emanated from the fact they would see them as overzealous gatekeepers blocking them from accessing the President.
When he was at the helm of power, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is one of those who believed in Farouk.
I recall how he showered Dr Ruto’s PA with accolades when he attended an event organized by Kibet.
Mr Kibet is a good man. We admire his work of handling the President’s diary. He would only allow state officials and other patriotic Kenyans, who believed in Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), to access the President.
For those dying to meet the President for making deals, gossips and discussing divisive and tribal politics, Farouk would always turn down their requests.
During the era of Kenya’s founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, Mbiu Koinange , Dr Njoroge Mungai and Eliud Mahihu were his top aides.
During the era of President Daniel Arap Moi, Nicholas Biwott and Bethwel Kiplagat were his trusted aides and political operatives.
Come to Mwai Kibaki’s presidency, John Michuki and Matere Keriri served as members of his inner circle.
During the tenure of Uhuru Kenyatta, we had Karanja Kibicho, Peter Munya and Fred Matiangi.
Back to Farouk, he has been Dr Ruto’s trusted aide for more than three decades.
Apart from discharging his official duties with commitment and precision, he is a philanthropist. He has been building schools and paying school fees for hundreds of needy students from poor families.
Apart from his personal contributions, he has been organizing the events to raise the monies to support these worthy causes.
One of them is Kapsaita cross-country marathon. He is the patron. In eve of Christmas festive, he invited the Deputy President Kithure Kindiki to participate in this event. You would not have expected the good Professor to honor the invitation if they were not reading the same script.
Joseph Mutua Ndonga Is A Writer And Social Commentator
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