President Kenyatta on Sunday came out guns blazing against his critics in his Mt Kenya backyard, warning them that he was still the regional political kingpin, and that they should not mistake his silence for cowardice. State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena-Mararo said yesterday that the President’s Sunday speech, which was delivered in Kikuyu language, was an open and clear statement that it was not time for politics but to deliver on the pre-election promises of development. But he is being put off by constant politicking at a time when the focus should be on development. His Sunday statement was to show that everything has reached an elastic limit; that politics will never be prioritised over development,” Ms Dena-Mararo said during a press briefing at State House. However, in her press briefing yesterday, Ms Dena-Mararo insisted that the claims of a falling-out between President Kenyatta and his deputy were “rumours”.

Source: Daily Nation June 18, 2019 18:00 UTC