Deputy President William Ruto has asked leaders to be honest in their calls for unity and the building bridges initiative among Kenyans.
Ruto said there was no need for some leaders to claim that they were ready to work with the Government in uniting the country while on the other hand claim that Jubilee did not win last year’s General Election.
Speaking at the St Francis Chaptarit Catholic Church, Mosoriot, Nandi County, on Sunday, Ruto said dishonest leaders were a threat to democracy and unity of the country.
“The biggest threat to our democracy, our progress, and stability are people who have questionable democratic credentials; dictators who participate in elections, and yet they do not accept the outcome of any election." Ruto said.
He added: "Those are the people who threaten our democracy and our stability."
The Deputy President said there was no need for some leaders to go round intimidating Jubilee members that it did not win the 2017 polls.
"As leaders, we should be honest, exercise truth, and not propaganda; the integrity of our actions should guide us," Ruto added.He said people with questionable credentials were always a threat to democracy "because they don’t accept results of a democratically-held election.
"Ruto said Jubilee won the last election on the platform of unity of Kenyans and its development track record since it took over the leadership of the country in 2013.
“There is, therefore, no need for someone to go round the country with propaganda that Jubilee did not win the last General Election. Kenyans decided and we won it fairly,” said Ruto, adding that Kenyans recognised.