Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has hit back at President William Ruto after he attacked him over an unconstructed road leading to his home in Tseikuru, Kitui County.
Speaking on Monday, December 16, Kalonzo said President Ruto made him a subject during a church service instead of worshipping.
The former vice president also said Ruto was mistaken when he claimed that he had been in politics for 50 years, clarifying that it is 40 years.
“President William Ruto was in Kiambu, and instead of going to worship, he made me a subject and attacked me.
“He claimed that where I come from, there is no road, yet I have been in leadership for 50 years. He cannot even do the maths, it is 40 years, not 50. That means 40 years of serious experience,” said Kalonzo.
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He went on to say that while serving as Vice President, he launched the construction of the road passing through Tseikuru with a Chinese contractor known as Sinohydro.
"When I was Vice President, I launched the construction of the road with a contractor named Sinohydro, I want Ruto to deny,” Kalonzo stated.
“Sinohydro is a Chinese contractor whom I commissioned to construct the road from Kibwezi -Mutomo -Kitui-Mwingi - Tseikuru- Maua, and this road connects Ethiopia with Mombasa."
However, the former vice president did not disclose whether the construction of the road was completed.
On Sunday, December 15, President Ruto slammed Kalonzo, accusing him of being a naysayer and leading the campaign against his agenda to transform the country.
Speaking in Kiambu during a church service, Ruto said the Wiper leader could be the most inconsequential leader despite holding influential positions in successive governments.
The President suggested that Kalonzo has no moral authority to lecture him on matters of development, pointing out that the road leading to Kalonzo’s home has yet to be tarmacked despite his long tenure in politics.
"There are those saying we can't achieve all that I have announced. I want to tell them that they are the ones who can't achieve anything. They have no plan. It would be unreasonable to wait for someone who has never developed his rural road.
“The road leading to his home is dusty and muddy, and he has been in power for decades. If he can't develop his rural road, where will he get the smartness to plan development for Kenya? That is why they argue it is impossible, because they have never planned anything," Ruto fired.
