William Ruto. [Photo/Nation]
Deputy President William Ruto has said President Uhuru Kenyatta should be given space to assemble his Government without interference.
Speaking in Meru on Tuesday at the funeral service of three bishops of the African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA), the Deputy President said it was the constitutional role of the President to appoint members of his Cabinet without fuss from any quarters.
The three bishops – Philip Kubai, chairman of the AIPCA B Synod from Ntonyiri Diocese, Moses Ntoeruri of Igembe Diocese and Bishop Stanley Karuru from Igembe Central Diocese – died on December 29 in a road accident at Wamumu in Mwea, Kirinyaga County.
“As the Deputy President and the principal assistant of President Kenyatta, I want to tell all leaders elected under the Jubilee ticket to give our President the space to appoint members of the Cabinet and assemble his Government without interference,” the DP said.
During his speech, the president directed the withdrawal of all NTSA officers from the roads.
Other speakers included Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi, Senator Mithika Linturi, and area MP Cyprian Kubai among others.
The funeral service was led by AIPCA Archbishop Julius Njoroge Gitau who also delivered the sermon.