By MTK Reporters
Worth Noting:
- It read in part; “The beginning of the year provides all of us with the opportunity to renew our collective focus on project Kenya. Now is the time for each citizen to freshen the resolve to work harder towards a better future and a more cohesive nation.”
- But before that statement, there have been numerous statements trying to justify his whereabouts from government officials and government bloggers.
- The president’s Head of Creative Economy and media guru Dennis Itumbi tried to shrug off a rumour that seems to have taken over political circles that the DP may have been disrespected by president Ruto’s aide – Farouk Kibet, one of the most officials.
For a man who was almost omnipresent during his tenure as Interior Cabinet Secretary, moving around the country, sometimes in police fatigue, making pronouncements on how he would deal with the security situation in the country, it is questionable that he has maintained a defeaning silence.
Is this what the office of the Deputy President requires?
Why would Prof. Abraham Kithure Kindiki, the country’s second in command, of Abra Kay, as his boss President William Ruto wanted Kenyans to refer him as, not be on our TV sets every day?
The last he was seen public is 20th December, when accompanied by Cabinet Secretaries Ali Hassan Joho and Salim Mvurya, and a host of other leaders from Tana River County, where he attended Senator Danson Mungatana’s thanksgiving and opening of newly constructed classrooms.
Since then, it has been statement after statement, including New Year’s Eve when he was not among those who welcomed the new year with the president in Kisii.
Again, yesterday, he was not among guests who attended the burial of Maayi Nanyama, mother to speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula and Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi in Bungoma
When questions about his whereabouts escalated, a statement was released on his Social Media page, pointing to the importance of the country coming together.
It read in part; “The beginning of the year provides all of us with the opportunity to renew our collective focus on project Kenya. Now is the time for each citizen to freshen the resolve to work harder towards a better future and a more cohesive nation.”
But before that statement, there have been numerous statements trying to justify his whereabouts from government officials and government bloggers.
The president’s Head of Creative Economy and media guru Dennis Itumbi tried to shrug off a rumour that seems to have taken over political circles that the DP may have been disrespected by president Ruto’s aide – Farouk Kibet, one of the most officials.
Itumbi in a Facebook post wondered; “Ati DP Kithure Kindiki was slapped by Farouk. UWONGO.”
“Atii, there is a fallout, PLEASE craft UWONGO, that lasts.”
In his post that attracted quite a barrage of comments, Itumbi quipped that the president and his deputy were busy implementing the Bottom – up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) and thus had no time to be distracted by naysayers.
Blogger and Digital Strategist Pauline Njoroge, one of the strategists in former President Uhuru kenyatta’s regime, who crossed over and now plays for team Ruto, threw a spin in the whole matter, accusing Kenyans of expecting DP Kindiki to be as loud as impeached DP Rigathi Gachagua
In her social media statement, Pauline noted;
“It looks like many people are yet to understand the kind of a leader DP Kithure Kindiki is, and are therefore falling for all manner of speculation.”
According to Pauline, the DP does not need to be seen on a daily basis as his work speaks for him. She reminded Kenyans of two key assignments he completed before going on what she describes as a ‘deserved Christmas break.’
One is the averting of a strike by doctors and brokering a deal that saw counties receive their equitable revenue share.
But are these assurances enough?
When trouble started between President Ruto and his then deputy Rigathi Gachagua, they minimized their public appearances together, even one time in Nyeri, Gachagua’s seat, next to the president was empty.
The people of Mt. Kenya have also been asking where he is as he has not spent Christmas or new year with them.
The DP has avoided the tribal tag, only visiting other regions and not his home ground.
Just before the year turned, politician Maina Njenga held a rally at Kabiru-ini Grounds near Nyeri town, Gachagua’s homeground, and announced that he and his followers would support Kindiki.
Some political pundits hold the view that the move by Kindiki to have the country asking questions about him may be a strategy so that he comes out strongly and gains entry into the mountain that has been extremely restless since the removal of Gachagua.
It may also play to the fact of a strained relationship with his boss – president Ruto, two months into assuming office, moreso, noting a rumour is just a rumour until it is denied.
With time, Kenyans will know the truth.
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