Deputy President William Ruto has termed as retrogressive claims by the opposition that the Jubilee coalition is buying out its leaders, noting that issues such as good policies, fair play and progressiveness of an institution or party attract those discontented elsewhere.
Ruto also maintained that leaders are free to make political decisions and should not be victimised by the political outfits that sponsored them at any level of leadership.
Speaking at the Masii Catholic Church in Mwala Constituency, the DP asked Kenyans not to be slaves of certain political parties but make informed decisions ahead of the next general elections.
Ruto also said that elected leaders from the opposition do not need permission from anybody to work with the government in solving the problems facing Kenyans.
He was accompanied by MPs Vincent Musyoka (Mwala), Victor Munyaka (Machakos town), Benson Mbai (Masinga), Elisha Busienei (Turbo), Alice Wahome (Kandara), Francis Mwangangi (Yatta) and former MP Kalembe Ndile.