Nasa leaders dance during the launch of their manifesto. [Photo/rao.co.ke]
Deputy President William Ruto has criticised the opposition on the issue of corruption, saying they lacked the moral standing to fight the vice because they are literally owned by corruption cartels.
The Deputy President said opposition leaders were being financed by corruption cartels and Non-Governmental Organizations (that accounted to no one).
He said the launch of the opposition manifesto has given Kenyans an opportunity to compare it with the Jubilee Manifesto, which is a robust plan with roadmaps and targets, and the empty statements released by the opposition.
Ruto was speaking at Wanguru Stadium in Mwea when he accompanied President Uhuru Kenyatta to campaign for re-election.
President Uhuru Kenyatta today dismissed the opposition’s manifesto as an empty promise that offers nothing new apart from dragging the country back to dark days of counter-productive policies.
The President said the manifesto the opposition figures launched on Tuesday contains no credible plan or roadmap to achieve anything for Kenya.
“I was surprised yesterday when the opposition launched a document that will drag us backwards instead of propelling the country forward towards development and prosperity,” President Kenyatta said.
President Kenyatta urged supporters in the county to turn out in large numbers to ensure the Jubilee Party is re-elected to continue with its transformational agenda for Kenya as the opposition has proved that they are bankrupted of ideas.
“Yesterday, I thought that finally, they would show Kenyans what plans they have for the country but frankly they had nothing to show,” said the President.
He said the lack of any credible plan in the manifesto is evidence that the opposition figures have no idea of how to move Kenya forward.