Kindiki Affirms His Loyalty to President Ruto

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki affirmed his loyalty to President William Ruto when he met a delegation from Tharaka Nithi County in Nairobi on Wednesday. Kindiki stated that a government official cannot 'sabotage' the administration they serve.

“Those telling me to oppose the President like other people are wrong. Maybe they are looking for the wrong person, not me!” the DP said.

He cited the late President Mwai Kibaki’s administration, which he said “faced the most difficult times in his first term and became unpopular” before the then-Head of State dissolved his Cabinet.

“He dissolved his Cabinet and lost a referendum, yet he remains the most consequential former president. President William Samoei Ruto is facing the same challenges and has remained steadfast in his mission to transform Kenya,” Kindiki said.

But Kindiki said Ruto has done much more since his 2022 election than Kibaki did in his first five-year term between 2002 and 2007.

“What President William Samoei Ruto has done in two years, it took Kibaki five years. Ruto is on the right track to improving our economy,” the DP told Tharaka Nithi leaders.

“A good transformative leader is not always popular, but popularity comes at the right time. Let us give President William Samoei Ruto time to deliver.”