Ruto dismisses calls for expatriates

By Standard Reporter

Higher Education Minister William Ruto has said the country does not need expatriates to help in the implementation of the new Constitution.

Speaking at an Austrian Hotel during a dinner event in his honour, Ruto said Kenya has qualified people to lead the process. The minister and his entourage were in Vienna for a week to attend the 54th International Atomic Energy Agency Conference that closed on Saturday.

Ruto addressed a group of Kenyan citizens in the Diaspora and lauded them for contributing in national development.

He emphasised the need for the country to embrace new energy forms such as nuclear power as it would help in the realisation of Vision 2030.

Ruto reiterated his stand that the views of more than two million Kenyans who voted ‘No’ should not be ignored during implementation. He said the Red team was not opposed to reforms but to specific clauses in the new law. The Kenyan community in the Austria commended the Government and the Kenyans for a peaceful referendum.

Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing International Atomic Energy Agency conference, Dr Onyango Opiyo said Kenya is ill equipped to deal with increasing cancer cases.

Opiyo, who is in charge of the national cancer treatment centre, said over 40 new cases are reported weekly.