President Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo/the-star.co.ke
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto have asked their supporters to elect leaders who won during the recent Jubilee Party nomination exercise come the August General Election.
The President and his deputy said unless all the Jubilee candidates vying for various positions were supported, the party would not be able to push its agenda if it wins the August polls.
The leaders thanked those who lost during the recent Jubilee Party primaries and who have continued to support those who won, saying they will be accommodated when Jubilee forms the next Government.
President Kenyatta particularly saluted former Subukia MP Nelson Gaichuihi for accepting the wish of the people to remain in Jubilee after losing in the recent nomination exercise.
“For us to push our agenda, I ask you (voters) to elect Jubilee leaders. By doing so you will help the party push its agenda with ease when it wins the next election,” said President Kenyatta.
Deputy President Ruto said Jubilee supporters should embrace a six-piece suit to enable the party execute its mandate well after the August polls.
“If Jubilee had no enough MPs in Parliament, it could have been difficult for us to execute our mandate. This is why I ask you to elect Jubilee leaders,” said the Deputy President.
President Kenyatta said Jubilee was focused on the unity of 45 million Kenyans unlike the Opposition, which was only interested in 10 million voters to get to power.
The President said Jubilee was committed to the unity of all the Kenya’s ethnic communities.
“Our focus as Jubilee is to bring together all the 45million Kenyans while the interest of those in Opposition is to get 10million voters to enable them get to power,” said the President.
President Kenyatta described the National Super Alliance (Nasa) leaders, led by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, as power hungry individuals who had no idea on how the lives of Kenyans can be transformed.
Addressing several rallies during the start of his three-day tour of Nyandarua, Laikipia and Nakuru Counties, President Kenyatta told Kenyans to ignore the Opposition saying it has nothing to offer the country.
The Head of State told off the Opposition for criticizing Government’s development projects without giving alternative solutions to problems facing the country.
“The Opposition is criticizing every step we take aimed at improving the lives of Kenyans while they have nothing to show in terms of development and yet they have served this country in senior positions in the previous governments,” said President Kenyatta.
“Everyone in Kenya knows that Jubilee has initiated a lot of development projects that have positive impact on the lives of the people. Those in the Opposition are just thriving on propaganda and negative ethnicity to survive in politics,” added President Kenyatta.
The President asked Kenyans to differentiate between those propagating politics based on hatred and negative ethnicity and those whose focus was on development and unity of the country.
“The August election will be about those propagating propaganda and hatred and those who are committed to development and unity of Kenyans,” said President Kenyatta.
He said days when leaders thrived on politics of tribalism and negative ethnicity were long gone.
President Kenyatta enumerated the Government’s development projects including connection of electricity to Kenyans, improvement of infrastructure, education, and roads as well as the construction of the railway line.
He said the Government has set aside Kshs 5 billion for the expansion of infrastructure in secondary schools to accommodate more students, saying his administration plans to make secondary education free beginning next year.