President William Ruto has taken a swipe at critics questioning his nationwide livestock vaccination plan.
Speaking in Garissa on Thursday, January 6, Ruto expressed that he had attained the highest level of education, wondering why some people who had not reached his level were questioning him.
He asserted that he knew what he wanted to achieve with the vaccination plan, noting that the government was targeting the export market.
He cited other products like coffee and tea which were already being sold in the international market, wondering why people had a problem with the plan to export meat.
Therefore, the Head of State expressed that those with 'little education' could not teach him how to do his job.
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"Tukiuza nyama ngambo, iko makosa?Tukiuza maziwa ngambo iko makosa?Sasa hawa watu wanatuletea kingereza kidogo kidogo, Na mkiona wale wanalalamika ni watu sijui wamesomea wapi," Ruto expressed.
"Si mimi niko na PhD? Si nalelewa nini inaendelea Kenya. Sasa wale wako na elimu kidogo kidogo wanajaribu kunifundisha. Mnanidundisha nini?
Loosely translated to - "If we sell our meat internationally, is there a problem? If we sell our milK abroad, is there a problem? I see that there are people who are complaining, and I don't know where they learned. Don't I have a PhD? I know what is happening in Kenya. Now those with little education are trying to teach me. What are you teaching me?"
The nationwide vaccination has been started in parts of the country including Wajir where the President called on livestock keepers to allow their animals to be vaccinated.
Notably, the major critics of the vaccination plan have questioned why the government was forcing it on Kenyans.
Leaders including Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka also demanded that the government come clean on allegations that the programme was being pushed by international organisations keen on pushing the GMO agenda.
"We have been reliably informed by scientific authorities that these vaccines will alter the genetic structure of our animals. Reproduction of new life will be plagued by issues," Kalonzo claimed at a presser in November 2024.
