'You must respect President Ruto if you want to be respected!' DP Kindiki tells opposition

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has asked opposition leaders to respect the President and the office he occupies if they want to be accorded the same treatment.

The second-in-command said the leaders have made it their business to insult the Head of State every day, warning that it will not be tolerated anymore.

“Instead of promoting your agenda, policies you have used all your time to insult the President of Kenya. Before you start demanding the President to be presidential, have you treated him as a President? You cannot demand that he acts presidential when you have used all your time to insult, demean the President and the office of the President,” the DP said.

Speaking on Wednesday when he inspected development projects funded by the government in Chepalungu Constituency, Bomet County, the DP said he will take them head-on until they learn to respect the President who has overseen economic stability and massive infrastructure development across the country since taking office.

“Enough is enough. I have beseeched my boss to relax and let me deal with these people because they are of lesser political stature and I can handle them. These are small time characters,” Kindiki stated.

He inspected the ongoing Kyogong-Kapkesosio-Sigor-Kaboson-Chebunyo, Sigor-Lelaitich-Kipreres-Longisa Roads being done at Ksh.2.1 billion and Chebunyo ESP Market in the County which is nearing completion. He later addressed residents at Chebunyo Trading Centre.

Prof. Kindiki said those at the forefront insulting the President had been entrusted with powerful offices before but they proved incapable of serving Kenyans and were kicked out.

“Some of them were unable to serve and were kicked out. They only frustrated and disrespected the President,” he added.

The Deputy President said the Head of State deserves to serve for two terms because he has stabilized the economy and has initiated multi-billion projects including expansion of key roads and the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway to the Kenya-Uganda border.

He said the expansion of Rironi-Mau Summit highway will be extended to the western parts of the country.

“No one said Uhuru or Kibaki should serve for one term. They should leave the President to serve Kenyans. Tomorrow, we are launching the extension of SGR from Naivasha to Kisumu through Bomet and Nyamira and then you are telling us he should serve for one term? It is not possible,” the DP emphasized.

In Bomet, the government is constructing 525 kilometres of roads costing Ksh.19.5 billion.

In total, the county has been allocated over Ksh.12.2 billion for affordable housing, student hostels, modern markets among other key projects.

He was joined by Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok, Senator Hillary Sigei, Woman Representative Linet Toto, Chepalungu MP Victor Mandazi, host of MCAs among other leaders.