Africa-Press – Kenya. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has hailed Kenya’s advanced political tolerance, saying Kenyans freely criticise him and even say he has not gone to school.
The DP who addressed Kenyans living in Rwanda said the Kenya Kwanza administration is open to positive criticism.
“In Kenya, there is political tolerance, everybody is allowed to do what they want; criticise the president, criticise the deputy president and even say he has not gone to school,’’ Gachagua said.
“Say whatever you want to say but don’t break the law, don’t destroy other people’s property and respect the rights of others to have different views.’’
Highlighting the country’s achievements over the recent past, Gachagua said the prevailing political stability has put the country back on the trajectory of economic development.
“We have political stability and everybody is busy, politics are down, there is no Maandamano, and we are back to the right trajectory in terms of economic development and stability,’’ he said.
Gachagua spoke in Rwanda when he held a meeting with Kenyans living there on Saturday evening,
Talking about the country’s transparency policy, Gachagua said the Kenya Kwanza administration is open to any criticism and checks and balances.
“Our government is ready to be oversighted, to be corrected and to be criticised constructively,’’ Gachagua said.
“Ours is an open government, we are an open book.’’
The DP gave the example of the government’s move to allow Cabinet Secretaries time to answer to questions in Parliament as an indication of its open-door policy.
“Our cabinet Secretaries go to parliament every week to answer to questions on what they are doing in their line ministries and they are taken to task by members of the National Assembly,’’ he said.
Gachagua said that the president has asked all those appearing to respond to inquiries from MPs that they are under obligation to answer all questions asked.
The DP is in Rwanda to represent President William Ruto during the country’s national event to commemorate its worst moments of genocide.
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