Jubilee Party has accused President William Ruto of hypocrisy after he urged political leaders to exercise restraint and responsibility during a church service in Taita-Taveta County.
Jubilee Secretary-General Moitalel Ole Kenta criticised Ruto’s remarks on September 28, arguing that the President should not use a church platform to lecture other leaders on political conduct while his administration faces criticism over governance and the economy.
Kenta said Ruto’s remarks amounted to political score-settling and accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of failing to deliver on its promises to Kenyans.
The latest exchange follows Ruto’s remarks at the Pentecostal Church in Mwatate on Sunday, where he urged political leaders to be responsible and act as role models because their conduct influences the public.
Ruto also cautioned leaders against making what he described as incoherent and inflammatory remarks, referring to the 2022 presidential election, which he said took place four years ago.
Although he did not explicitly mention former President Uhuru Kenyatta by name, his comments came days after Kenyatta revived debate over the election.
Kenyatta had told a Jubilee Party meeting in Nairobi on September 22 that he remained convinced that the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga won the 2022 presidential election.
The former President said he and other leaders had done everything possible to support Odinga’s presidential bid and maintained that he knew how the election unfolded.
His remarks drew criticism from leaders allied to Ruto and renewed debate over the disputed contest.
Ruto was declared the winner of the August 2022 election with 7,176,141 votes against Odinga’s 6,942,930. The Supreme Court subsequently upheld the result after petitions challenging the election.
Jubilee, however, rejected Ruto’s criticism and accused his administration of presiding over economic hardship, increased taxation and what it described as broken promises.
Kenta further argued that the 2022 election should not be used to divert attention from current issues facing the country.
He said Kenyans would remember what happened during the election despite what he described as attempts to rewrite its history.
The latest exchange adds to growing political activity ahead of the 2027 General Election, with Ruto and his former political allies increasingly trading criticism over the 2022 contest, governance and the direction of the country.
