Kenyans thought that the presidential directive to freeze all new government projects until those that are ongoing are completed had put on hold Deputy President William Ruto’s infamous ‘tanga tanga’ projects.
The President issued the directive to all government accounting officers with a warning that no such new projects should be sanctioned without express authority from the National Treasury.
This announcement was without doubt to affect the schedule of Ruto who has off late taken to launching dozens of development projects across the country each weekend, as a strategy of connecting with the grassroots voter ahead of his presidential bid in 2022..
Ruto however seems unstoppable.
At the launch of Mbololo-Ndii-Mlilo Water Project, Mbulia, Taita Taveta County. pic.twitter.com/dk4tko9zXZ
— William Samoei Ruto (@WilliamsRuto) October 1, 2018
His tours around the country have recently been back-lashed by political leaders around the country some of whom come from the opposition .
Yesterday, Ruto – who has visited the Coast 10 times since the March handshake and rallied many ODM legislators to his side – said Raila was trying to ensconce himself in the Government system to undermine him. The DP claimed Raila and his allies were using ‘conmanship, gossip, witch-hunt and propaganda’ to antagonise the Jubilee leadership and destabilise the ruling party. He added that the “elaborate” scheme to break up Jubilee would not happen because its leaders were alert and were prepared to safeguard its interests. Ruto claimed Raila and his team had taken advantage of the handshake to try to destroy the ruling party by “importing chaos” and trying to edge him out of Jubilee.
With residents of Mkwakwani, who received some of the 6,013 title deeds, Kwale County. pic.twitter.com/jQC8daEJO2
— William Samoei Ruto (@WilliamsRuto) September 29, 2018
Speaking at Majaoni settlement scheme in Kisauni, Mombasa County, where he issued 3,000 title deeds yesterday, the DP said: “I want to state categorically that we have no space for propaganda, gossip, confusion and conmanship in our party and Government.” He said the handshake was meant to foster unity among Kenyans. “They are trying to import chaos into Jubilee and eventually break it up. We are not going to allow this scheme. It will remain a day dream,” he added. The deputy president claimed those who have hatched the plot to destroy Jubilee were determined to push him out of the ruling party the way they threw him out of ODM.
In an apparent reference to Raila, he said the “same people destroyed Kanu, Cord and National Super Alliance”. Ruto, who is on a week-long Coast tour, was accompanied by Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya and 20 MPs mainly from the opposition NASA. Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa explained why she was working with Ruto. “Dori and I are being harassed by our party. We are working with Jubilee so our people can get title deeds. If this amounts to a sin, then it be. I am ready to be voted out,” Ms Jumwa said.
Rutos remarks have however met with fury as ODM supporters responded harshly.
“Ruto is the man Kenya does not need in this point in time” NASA MPs press statement
— The ODM Party (@TheODMparty) October 1, 2018