Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu advised the head of state Uhuru Kenyatta to exercise graft war with caution expressing fear that the Rift Valley community could end up feeling victimised as most most influential people from the region go down.
“We should proceed together as one team even in the war against graft; we should exercise caution because (of) our people are in Rift Valley and they could be disadvantaged if some of the communities’ influential people are victimised,” he argued.
President Uhuru Kenyatta condoles with the family of Thayu Kamau Kabugi
The county head was speaking at the burial of a Murang’a tycoon Thayu Kamau at Gitui village, where he warned that the war on corruption could affect the relationship between the two communities (Kikuyu and Kalenjin) who had a cordial relationship.
who was present at the event, dismissed Waititu’s fears maintaining that tribal threats resulting in blackmail and intimidation would not be tolerated as the government embarks on the graft purge.
“Mr Waititu, you should not be intimidated and blackmailed. We won’t be cowed on such threats if we want to fight and eliminate corruption but we must remain steadfast and take the looters to jail where they deserve,” he explained.
Do you agree with Waititu that the war is victimising Rift Valley community?