He Was Focused On Reggae- Ruto On Criticism By Uhuru

President William Ruto on Monday, February 19 told off his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta over remarks the latter made towards the former regarding some government decisions.

Speaking during the opening of a Joint National Executive and Kenya Kwanza Parliamentary Group consultative meeting in Naivasha, the Head of State remarked that Uhuru's feelings were his own doing.

According to Ruto, the former Head of State had wasted most of his second term championing the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) alongside former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga instead of focusing on adequate service delivery to the country.

"The other day I heard my friend (Uhuru) saying that when he sees things he feels like crying, it is true because they are now wondering that it is actually true that housing was possible and we wasted time on reggae," he responded.

Backing him up was Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua who encouraged his boss to continue looking in his rearview mirror, a method he believes will ensure the state delivers its mandate to Kenyans in line with its manifesto.

"I heard somebody saying that you should not look at the rearview mirror. I want to encourage you to continue looking in the rearview mirror. In your leadership, your excellency, you have made it very clear that no Kenyan should be left behind. You must continuously continue looking in the rearview mirror to ensure that all Kenyans are onboard and not left behind," he stated.

"Again, there are people who would like to derail your vehicle. Some would like to puncture the rear wheels. while some would like to remove goods from your car. You must look at the rearview so that you are ahead of everybody who may want to derail your progress."

He also indicated that looking back would help the government notice that the state was lagging and embark on measures that would ensure that they stay on their toes.

"Your pace is too fast for those of us who help you. Keep looking back so that when you find your deputy is being left behind, you urge him to catch up with you," he added.

Uhuru, who had attended the funeral of the late Kipipiri MP Amos Kimunya's wife on Saturday, challenged Ruto to focus on delivering his mandate to Kenyans and resist the temptation to blame the previous regime.

Using the example of a car, Uhuru chided Ruto to plan arguing that good drivers do not constantly check their rearview mirrors.

"When I was in leadership, I used to tell leaders that focused leaders are the ones who look ahead and not those who always want to revisit the past," he told the congregation on Saturday.

"If you want to lead this country, focus ahead. But if you keep with gossip... You are going nowhere. Leadership is like driving a vehicle. You can't drive while looking at the rear mirror, or you risk crashing the vehicle."

Immediately after the current regime took power, its allies embarked on blaming the previous regime for several months owing to the emptying of public coffers.

They argued that this wanton spending forced Ruto to introduce a string of punitive tax measures to repair the damaged economy.