Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has launched a sharp attack on Jubilee Party deputy leader Fred Matiang’i, dismissing his sustained criticism of President William Ruto’s administration and questioning his credibility to lecture Kenyans on governance.
Speaking during a public event over the weekend, Duale challenged Matiang’i’s moral authority to criticise the current government, arguing that his record while serving as Interior Cabinet Secretary under the previous administration disqualifies him from attacking President Ruto.
Duale said Matiang’i’s tenure at the Interior Ministry was characterised by controversy and heavy-handed policing, adding that the former powerful Cabinet Secretary should be the last person to speak about the rule of law and good governance.
He went further to allege that numerous cases of extrajudicial killings occurred during Matiang’i’s time in charge of internal security, insisting that Kenya needs leaders who respect the Constitution and uphold the law.
According to Duale, leadership must be anchored on integrity, accountability, and respect for democratic institutions, values he said Matiang’i failed to demonstrate while in office.
“What is he trying to tell us about Ruto’s government? He should be the last person to critique Ruto,” Duale said.
The Health CS also dismissed what he described as Matiang’i’s growing political ambitions, rejecting attempts by the former Interior CS to reinvent himself as a reformist figure.
“He is chest-thumping all over, yet we know him,” Duale added.
At the same time, Duale strongly defended President Ruto’s development record, arguing that no previous administration has matched his performance in such a short time. He said much of the criticism directed at the Head of State stems from personal dislike rather than an honest assessment of facts on the ground.
“People just hate the name Ruto, but if you look at the three years he has been president, if you look at the roads, no one has performed like him,” Duale said.
“I have worked with Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta, and now I am with Ruto. In three years, no one can compare with the work he has done for Kenyans.”
Matiang’i recently described Ruto’s administration as “highly incompetent.”
Speaking at his Nyamira home over the weekend, the former Interior CS claimed Kenyans were suffering under the current leadership and said he was ready to play a role in rescuing the country.
“We are struggling against a barbaric, draconian and highly incompetent administration,” Matiang’i said.
He further accused President Ruto’s administration of adopting a leadership style similar to colonial regimes that cling to power at all costs.
“This administration is completely unpopular and determined to hang on to power like colonialists, but it will not be a walk in the park for him,” he said.
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