Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has told off critics who are linking him to President William Ruto.
Some quarters have alleged that Matiang'i is secretly working with Ruto's emissaries.
But speaking in Tigania, Tharaka Nithi County on Saturday, October 11, Matiang'i shot down the claims, stating that he would never want to be part of the current regime, which he accused of running down the country.
He blamed bloggers and a section of the media for fueling misinformation.
Matiang'i restated his bid to unseat Ruto and effect the reforms that Kenya needs.
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"I am angry sometimes when I see this nonsensical propaganda that I am going to work with Ruto. How can I work with them? I know these people, more than how you know them," he said.
He further accused Ruto of bungling the country and banking on cheap public relations to cover for the inefficiencies covered by his regime.
Matiang'i promised to transform the country and reinstate programmes he said were serving the citizenry before they were interfered with by the current regime.
One of such is the Linda Mama programme, which he promised to restore to its entirety as left by former president Uhuru Kenyatta.
"This is a government of blogging and bribery. Their medical cover is not working. Money is being misappropriated, and Kenyans are not getting services. Leading the country has become a burden for Kenya Kwanza. Their biggest project is theft, and paying bloggers to spin on who is working with whom, and then bribing the citizenry in the name of economic empowerment," he said.
Matiang'i recently confirmed joining the Uhuru Kenyatta-led Jubilee Party, with whose ticket he intends to vie for the presidency.
He currently belongs to the United Opposition, which bears other principals who have equally declared their bids.
The side comprises former deputy president and DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua, DAP-K's Eugene Wamalwa, and PLP's Martha Karua.
All of them want the presidency.
Gachagua said the team would use a formula to settle on the most viable candidate with the chance to challenge Ruto.
