Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wa is on the spot after he warned Kikuyu constituency residents of expired food donations branded Deputy President William Ruto’s Foundation – By Gerald Gekara.
According to sources, the donations were distributed at around 6 p.m on Sunday.
Ichungwa disclosed that neither he nor the deputy president was the source of the poisonous donations.
However, just days ago, Deputy President William Ruto donated food through his William Ruto Foundation accompanied by Ichung’wa in Nachu Ward, Kiambu County.
“We are committed to ensuring that vulnerable Kenyans are supported during this tough period of the Covid-19 crisis besides coming up with broad plans that will facilitate the country’s rapid recovery from the disease,” a statement from Ruto read.
Ichungwa’s gesture was received with mixed reactions, with a greater section of Kenyans feeling the move was orchestrated to propel hate towards the deputy president, in light of the recent squabbles in his Jubilee party.
On the other hand, the deputy president may have walked himself into murky waters being that he has been actively involved in donations that have not passed through the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund.
In the heavily criticized Kibera donations by ODM leader Raila Odinga, the Health ministry directed that all donations should be delivered through the comittee set up by the President.
However, politicians have continued to distribute donations through their own means, completely defying the guidelines set by the Health Ministry.
