President Uhuru Kenyatta's remarks about his Deputy William Ruto during an event in Nairobi's Embakasi East area has elicited mixed reactions amongst netizens.
Addressing the residents on Wednesday, President Kenyatta said: “Hii kijana anaitwa Ruto unajua kila weekend anatangatanga kila mahali… atakua anapitia hizi machorochoro mkiona kuna kitu inaenda konakona mumuambie. Tuhakikishe kazi ya wananchi imefanyika… Tumekubaliana? Wangapi wanasema tuache siasa tuende kazi?”
The statement has however thundered social media with residents of Uasin Gishu county, DP Ruto's home-turf expressing their disappointments.
Here are some sampled harsh comments from Gotabgaa Forum, a popular Facebook group in the North Rift.
Beatrice Chepkorir was more concern about the address of President Uhuru Kenyatta saying that she is disappointed in how he addressed the Deputy President. “Ruto always address him as his brother. I am so disappointed," posted Chepkorir.
Hosea Tanui did a comparison between the address President Uhuru made during campaigns and his current address. “Walipokuwa wakifanya campaign pamoja,,, Uhuru utaskia akimwita Ruto ndugu saiii uko kwa iyo kiti wamwita ‘Kijana’,,, tena wa kutangatanga weekend nkt…"
“Ruto was elected by Kenyans and he has right to move everywhere in the country serving mwananchi," posted Eluid Kipkoech.
Twitter was also on fire over the remarks with some of the users terming the President's remarks as disrespectful to the DP.
@omollo_o - Thihihi the term kutangatanga if you understand kiswahili is derogatory, means your going around doing nothing, "wewe kijana unatangatanga tu hapa kwa mtaa",Maybe he meant something else but his choice of words say alot na Uhuru knows SwahilI.
@zachosto - The president understands kiswahili very well.that statement showed displeasure the president has with DPs premature 2022 campaigns.
@AbalaKinyua - The President meant what he said exactly. At the end he even says' WANGAPI WANKUBALIAN KWAMBA TUWACHE SIASA NA TUFANYE KAZI' The damage is done. Itumbi toka kwa ofisi ya Ruto— Abala Kinyua. ????????