Deputy President William Ruto has been subjected to immense pressure following his escalating attacks directed to Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti over the ongoing war against graft.
Over the weekend, Dr Ruto led a battalion of MPs at Kericho where he castigated Kinoti, accusing him of being used by certain political quarters to politicise the fight.
And Nakuru Kalenjin elders have warned Ruto over such moves, adding that it amounts to open rebellion against his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“The country is searching for a cure for three key things - corruption, the Building Bridges Initiative aimed at uniting the country as it will bring everybody on board and constitutional changes to make sure there is equitable sharing of resources. It is therefore bad for the DP to launch attacks on the DCI at this time,” Mr Andrew Yatich told the Nation on Monday.
“The DCI is a government agency which is helping the State to investigate and prosecute corruption cases. The DP's assertion that the DCI is undermining mega Jubilee projects is unfair to the person heading the critical institution."
They asked Dr Ruto and his brigade to desist from dragging the Kalenjin community in the ongoing graft war, insisting that those found culpable should carry their own crosses.
“This should cease forthwith because a corrupt person carries his or her own cross, not the tribal tag, and when he is pursued he is not supposed to cry foul and seek sympathy from his or her tribesmen,” he said.
While President Uhuru Kenyatta had often expressed his confidence in Kinoti, the DP has come out open to denounce him, a move that could further escalate the differences in Jubilee.