State House spokesperson Kanze Dena has defended President Uhuru Kenyatta over his outburst on Sunday.

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Addressing the media at State House, Nairobi, Dena noted that President Kenyatta had reached his "elasticity limit", and couldn't take it anymore.

"Rais ni mvumilivu, na alikuwa amevumilia, na kila alipokuwa katika mikutano alikuwa anasema jamaneni, tuwachaneni na siasi tuangalie maendeleo ya Wakenya, na tuangalie umoja wa Wawakenya. (The President is patient, and he has been patient for long. in every meeting he has been attending, he has been saying that politics should be shunned in favour of development, and unity of Kenyans).

"Akalisema mara ya kwanza, ya pili, ya tatu, ikawa imekua wimbo, kwa kweli kama wanavyosema katika Fisikia, kuna ile inaitwa Elastic limit, wakati umefika sasa ya kufahamu ya kwamba, maswala ya siasa hayataweza kupewa kipaumbele, maendeleo na umoja wa wakenya ndio maswala ambayo anataka kushughulikiwa. (He ha said it severally and it has now become a song.Like they say in Physics, there is something called elastic limit. Time has come for people to know that politics won't be given preference, instead development and uniting Kenyans are they things he wants to work on)," she said in a video shared by Nation.

She noted that leaders from different political divides are spreading propaganda because they want to see Uhuru and his Deputy William Ruto fall out. 

“Those are rumours driven by those who want to see the President and his Deputy divided,” she said. 

Addressing the Annual General Conference of the Akurinu Churches Assembly, at Kasarani, President Kenyatta said that he will not tolerate leaders who are not ready to serve the people.

He reminded leaders to concentrate on matters of development if they want to remain relevant in the political arena.