President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses mourners during funeral service of late Nyeri Governor Gakuru Wahome, November 18, 2017. [Photo|PSCU]President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he will not allow a few individuals who are out to satisfy their selfish political ambition to destroy Kenya. He said Kenya is a country governed by the Constitution and the rule of law that every Kenyan has a duty to abide by irrespective of their station in society.“We cannot allow a few people to destroy the country. We have a Constitution and we are a nation that is governed by laws. We must all abide by them,” Kenyatta said.“We demand that we must continue to be a nation that is guided by the Constitution and that lives within the rule of law."President Kenyatta was speaking during a funeral service at Kagumo High School in Nyeri where he led thousands of mourners from across the country in paying tribute to the late Governor Patrick Wahome Gakuru. "We want to be people who abide by the law. As President, I followed the law even when I felt I had been wronged. Others must also abide by the law and the Constitution,” President Kenyatta said," he added in what appeared to be an indirect attack to opposition leader Raila Odinga following his chaotic return from the US, Friday. Police disrupted his welcoming ceremony causing death of five and destruction of property.Speaking at the funeral service, Deputy President William Ruto castigated the opposition, saying they will not succeed in their political agenda to grab power through violence, chaos and divisive politics.“Those who think they can use intimidation, chaos and violence to further their political agenda will not succeed. They will actually fail and fail miserably,” he said on Saturday.He added: “We will not, we will never succumb to intimidation, violence or blackmail.”The DP pointed out that leadership through violence, fighting, division and hatred cannot make anyone achieve anything of importance, saying what can give one opportunity to ascend to power is by embracing progressive policies, and walking together with the people of Kenya.“Kenya is a country that belongs to God. And we believe in the Constitution of our country. The whims of any person or any group of people will not change the dictates of the Constitution of Kenya. Kenya will never be a country of chaos,” Ruto said.President Kenyatta and Deputy President Ruto said the Government will be firm in enforcing the law to ensure the lives of Kenyans and their property are safeguarded.On their part, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale and his senate counterpart Kipchumba Murkomen condemned the violence which they said was instigated by the opposition in Nairobi, saying it was not a welcoming ceremony but an opportunity for the opposition to perpetrate anarchy.

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