Deputy President William Ruto and Siaya Senator James Orengo have sharply differed over the push for constitutional amendments.
Speaking in Kakamega town yesterday during a funds drive at Christ is the King Catholic Church, the DP Ruto urged leaders to stop politicking and concentrate on the delivery of services as per the promises they made before they were elected into various offices.
The second in command said that the call for the creation of posts in the government is ill-driven and ill-motivated.
He reminded leaders of the opposition that Kenyans want to hear more about job creation and not a referendum to create positions
“Kenyans don’t want to be told about positions. They are more concerned with being told how we are going to create jobs for our young people and implementing projects that will help us achieve Jubilee’s Big Four Agenda,” he said.
In a quick rejoinder, Orengo said that Ruto has not read the proposals of the referendum. He claimed that it is unfortunate that the DP is opposing what he is yet to read.
“Telling Kenyans that we want to create positions in this new initiative. I think if you read that document it has a lot more to do with building a better nation.
"The only difference between me and him is that I have read that document more carefully but he has not read that document at all,” Orengo said on Sunday during a memorial of Former Vice President Jaramogi Odinga at the St. Stephen's Cathedral Church in Kisumu.
The DP has also objected the push to create the post of the Prime Minister.