Demand for accountability and service delivery from your leaders, Deputy President William Ruto tells Kenyans

Deputy President William Ruto has said Kenyans have a right to demand for accountability from their leaders.

“Kenyans have a right to demand for accountability and service delivery from their leaders,” said Ruto.

“Everybody must take responsibility for what he/she has been given to perform at both the national and county levels,” he added.

The Deputy President said institutions charged with the responsibility of ensuring there was no corruption or wastage of public resources should not let Kenyans down.

“Institutions, which have been given the mandate by the Constitution should take firm and decisive action against those found engaging in corruption, theft and misuse of public resources,” he said.

The Deputy President was addressing the faithful of newly created Kapsabet Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Diocese at the Kapsabet High School grounds on Sunday.

“We are ready and prepared to make sure that we account for every promise we made to Kenyans,” said Ruto.

He said the Government’s commitment would ensure those found engaging in corruption are eliminated to pave way for a transformational country that Kenyans would be proud of.

“We have heard the concerns raised by Kenyans on the issue of corruption. President Uhuru Kenyatta and I will not let Kenyans down,” he said.

He went on: “We will ensure there is no corruption, theft and wastage of public resources.”

He said the war against corruption would only be successful if citizens join by not engaging in bribery.

“As citizens we should not bribe a policeman or other civil servants for services because they are paid salaries to serve you,” he said.

“When you bribe them while looking for jobs you are participating in corruption,” said Ruto.

He added: “Those of us who do not report those participating in corruption are no different from those engaging in the vice. They are therefore letting us down.”

Ruto said politics should not be used to create enmity among Kenyans but be viewed as uniting factor of all the Kenyan ethnic communities.

“We should work together in solving the problems facing our people instead of engaging in too much politics at the expense of service delivery,” he said.

MPs Elijah Lagat (Chesumei), Zipporah Kering (Nandi Women Rep), Senator Stephen Sang (Nandi) and Governor Cleophas Lagat (Nandi) said they will support the Government in implementing its development initiatives.

“We will continue with our prayer rallies seeking for God’s intervention on the cases facing Deputy President and Journalist Joshua Sang at the International Criminal Court (ICC),” said Ms. Kering.

“As Jubilee leaders we should engage in genuine and honest debates as far as the cases at the ICC are concerned instead of undermining each other,” said Senator Sang.

The leaders said they were ready to embrace the new political vehicle for Jubilee ahead of the 2017 elections.

“As leaders in Nandi we are ready to embrace the new party to be agreed upon by the Jubilee leadership as our vehicle come the next general election,” said Governor Lagat.