President Uhuru Kenyatta (pictured) on Wednesday condemned political leaders for politicising the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report before even Kenyans have familiarised with it.
Speaking at Mangu Catholic Mission in Gatundu North, the visibly angry President told off the leaders and urged them to stop fighting and instead serve the interest of all Kenyans.
He said the initiative was to unite Kenyans. Although he did not mention Tangatanga team, he blamed them for creating hatred and dividing Kenyans for their selfish interest.
The President further warned the leaders that he was not a fool and has been keenly listening to their statements.
He took a wipe at the politicians in Kikuyu dialect and said that such leaders have for long taken advantage of his silence.
“They think I am a fool because before we made the document public, for one month they traversed the country creating unnecessary tension and anxiety. Now after we released the report again they are misdirecting Kenyans. They are confused people who have no direction."
The report whose objective was to among other things resolve ethnic animosity has stirred political temperatures and threatened to split the country.
The president and his handshake partner and opposition leader Raila Odinga appeared to be on one side of how to translate the BBI report into constitutional change, while Deputy President Willaim Ruto and his allies are on the other extreme.
Recently, ODM legislators and some pro-President Uhuru legislators in the Kieleweke camp have come openly calling for BBI report to be subjected to a referendum, as the Tangatanga faction, allied to DP Ruto maintains that parliamentary process is the only way.
Uhuru said all Kenyans should read the report thoroughly as it touches on very important issues.
“I know you are not fools, and you know how to read, do not allow these politicians to fool you”, he said
The president inaugurated the St Francis Dispensary in the area built at a cost of Sh8 million funded by the Japanese government which he described as a major partner in Kenya's development.
He was accompanied by Japanese Ambassador to Kenya Health CS Sicily Kariuki, Kiambu Deputy Governor James Nyoro, Members of Parliament Ann Kibe, Gatundu South, Woman Representative Gathoni Muchoba, (Kiambu) and Sabina Chege Muranga.
The Catholic Archbishop of Nairobi John Cardinal Njue said the mass and dedicated the facility built in one of the earliest sites of Catholic catechism in the country.
