Chiefs destroy second generation alcohol during a crackdown on illicit brew at Motherland slums in Nairobi. [Photo: News Ghana]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has slammed the opposition, saying they are not genuine in telling chiefs that they will be elevated, if elected, and their salaries increased.
He said Nasa was telling lies, since they are the ones who vowed to do away with provincial administration in 2013.“They are the same people who said they would do away with chiefs, now they are lying to them that they will increase their salaries when he (Raila Odinga) is elected. Such people should not be trusted,” said Uhuru.Led by presidential candidate Odinga, Nasa promised to ensure that administration chiefs would not be sacked, but rather elevated and protected as they continue with their job.
Speaking in Machakos county, Tuesday, Deputy President William Ruto enumerated the programmes undertaken by the Jubilee administration to transform the country, citing free maternity programme, electricity connections, waiving of exam fees, road construction and the Standard Gauge Railway.
He told the Machakos residents that the opposition had no agenda to uplift the lives of Ukambani residents as reflected in their manifesto.Others speakers included National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale, Jubilee candidate for Nairobi gubernatorial seat Mike Sonko, Jubilee Women Rep aspirant for Machakos, Agnes Muthama, and Rose Wambua who is also vying for Kagundo Parliamentary seat on a Jubilee ticket among others.