Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot has chastised President William Ruto for being fixated on inheriting a failing economy from former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Ruto and his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, have been quoted several times as saying they “inherited a dilapidated economy” from Mr Kenyatta, implying that Kenyans will need more time and patience before feeling the effects of the Kenya Kwanza administration.
However, the outspoken lawyer and former presidential aspirant believes President Ruto’s administration should take a leaf from Kenya’s third president, the late Mwai Kibaki, who, he claims, was focused on transforming the country rather than complaining about the state of the country he inherited from President Daniel Moi.
“Let us stop making apologies for the government and the past problems. The difference between this administration and Kibaki’s is that Kibaki did not get stuck up on the fact that he inherited the Moi regime. He did not keep reminding us that Moi did this and that,” Dr Aukot told Citizen Tv on Thursday.
“The less you talk about Uhuru Kenyatta and his administration the more hope you give Kenyans that you are actually doing something about it,” he added.
