Deputy President William Ruto has rebuked forces which he claims are spreading ‘injili ya shetani’ (devil’s gospel).
This comes barely a day after an Ipsos poll ranked him as the most corrupt leader in the country.
Ruto through his official Twitter handle dismissed the notion that you can only be successful in life if you are from a wealthy background.
“Those running 'injili ya shetani' that unless your father was a minister, a vice president or a president however hard you work you must remain poor and if not a pauper you must be corrupt & have stolen, they should know that those without god fathers we have GOD the father. Shindwe,” read the Thursday tweet.
The post was later pulled down.
On Wednesday, a poll released by Ipsos indicated that 33 percent of Kenyans perceived the DP as a corrupt leader.
However, through his spokesman David Mugonyi, he rubbished the survey terming it a political ploy by his enemies.
“The so-called survey used data that is too politically correlated to be meaningful," said the DP in a statement. “Political rivalry and corruption perception have been conflated to produce distorted opinions in a libelous crusade by shadowy sponsors.”
The Ipsos poll also indicated that Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru is corrupt. She polled at 31 percent.
Waiguru in a rejoinder threatened to sue Ipsos for allegedly defaming her.