President Uhuru Kenyatta is not at war with his deputy William Ruto, State House spokesperson Kanze Dena has said.
Ms Dena took issue with a video clip which went viral during the launch of the BBI report at the Bomas of Kenya on November 27.
The video seemed to portray that Ruto had been locked out of a meeting between Uhuru and ODM leader Raila Odinga. The DP was seen standing outside one of the VVIP boardrooms and some of the security men stood between him and the entrance.
But State House insists that Ruto had been in the same meeting with the two leaders but only left. Kanze has also warned media houses against creating an allusion that the two leaders are fighting.
If our media houses do not change the way they are covering Kenyan politics, then they could be the reason we go to war in 2022.
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Majority of Kenyans Believe Uhuru Will Ditch Ruto in 2022
An overwhelming majority of Kenyans doubt that President Uhuru Kenyatta will back his deputy William Ruto for the presidency in 2022, a new poll shows.
But the Usemi Survey by Kantar (formerly Research International) conducted last week shows that Ruto is the most preferred successor to Uhuru.
Ruto’s Rift Valley ‘Enemies’ Hold Parallel BBI Retreat
The anti-DP William Ruto brigade from Rift Valley has organised a parallel retreat to that of the DP’s troops taking place in Naivasha.
In what appears to be a show of might and to gauge political might ahead of the 2022 poll, the Jubilee rebel MPs have teamed up with their colleagues from Kanu, Chama Cha Mashinani and ODM for a retreat to study and take a position on the BBI report.
Governor Shares Hotel Room With 3 Male Ministers
Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku is walking the talk of cutting down on government expenditure. Ole Lenku has booked his cabinet and chief officers at a cheap camping site on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro for five days. At least 10 officials are sharing the same cottage at the camp.
And Lenku is leading by example as he is sharing a room with three members of his cabinet. They are all sharing a common bathroom and pit latrines outside the dormitories.
Education CS George Magoha has come under intense criticism following his decision to allow secondary school headteachers to increase school fees. Magoha argues that the money generated will be used to improve infrastructure. In 2017, Jubilee Party promised free secondary education as part of its pre-election pledges. Do you support the decision to increase school fees?