Deputy President William Ruto on Thursday hosted Kirinyanga governor Ann Waiguru at his Karen home, a day after they both dismissed an Ipsos survey ranking them as corrupt.
Ruto used the opportunity to say that he will not be distracted by the under-the-table political tactics by his opponents.
“We are ready for a contest. But a real contest where the turning of the lives of the ordinary people matter. That is the kind of competition I would like to engage in,” Ruto said.
He added; “We have beaten them in serving Kenyans, now they have opted to fake opinion polls. As a matter of fact, they will never match our development records. focus on issue-based politics rather than going into an arena of fake opinion polls and fake stories.”
He spoke during the breakfast meeting with Waiguru and 33 members of the county assembly from Kirinyaga.
The meeting also discussed collaboration between the national and county governments on development.
After the meeting, Ruto said the government has offered full backing to enhance service delivery including legislative, advisory and monetary support.
“We expect all leaders- MCAs, MPs, senators and governors- to work together and serve the interests of the people,” Ruto said via Twitter.
The two have been a subject of discussion since Wednesday when the Ipsos poll ranked them as the top two most perceived corrupt leaders.
According to the poll of all political leaders in Kenya — current and past but still living — 33 per cent of Kenyans said they perceive the DP as the most corrupt.
