Its wrath of the titans manifesting in Kenyan politics as leaders are crossing each others lines seeing the politicians remind them their place and their authority in the game not to mention un-cowardliness in their spirit.
Speaking in Mombasa on Monday, President Kenyatta described politicians accusing him of neglecting the Mt. Kenya region as “Washenzi”, further asking them to leave him alone, as he (Kenyatta) is focused on ensuring that every part of the country benefits from the government’s development agenda.
“I am not a person who is easily scared… Those going around playing petty politics I want to tell them this. We will not launch development projects based on which region a leader comes from. We want all 45 million Kenyans to benefit, we want all corners of this country to grow,” said Kenyatta during the commissioning of the Mama Ngina waterfront regeneration project.
“We want a country where every single citizen is entitled to development regardless of where the leader comes from. Kwa hivyo hao washenzi waachane na mimi…(Let those stupid people leave me alone).”
The president’s remarks came in the wake of sentiments made by Moses Kuria, who accused President Kenyatta of launching development projects in other parts of the country but neglecting his own home turf.
“Mimi nataka kusema hivi, tukifungua mwaka wa 2019 nyinyi mfikirie sana. Sisi mambo yetu ni kupiga kura, baada ya kupiga kura maendeleo tunapatiana kwingine,” said the outspoken legislator in a clip dated December 31, 2018.
Kuria had retracted the December statement saying his remarks were taken out of context, further assuring that his relationship with the President is still solid.