Catholic Bishop Anthony Muheria has asked President William Ruto’s government to reduce its public advertisement and instead focus on development.
The Archbishop criticised Ruto’s government after a week dominated by the administration’s defence of pronouncements made by the Head of State.
“There has to be less rhetoric. We have to stop advertising and act. The government seems to be constrained to an advertisement of government, advertisement of government projects, advertisements of plans. Government is not an advertising agency. It is an agency that implements actions. That’s what we want to see,” Muheria noted.
Archbishop Anthony Muheria tells Ruto’s government to stop advertising what you will do and implement. Photo: Courtesy.
President Ruto has received a lot of stick over his numerous promises to build roads and other projects in various parts of the country.
However, there are claims that once the head of state folds his tent and leaves the venue, his promises go with him.
“Stop advertising what we should do, will do, or have done. Instead, focus on mobilising people, resources, and experts. We have great capacity, even within our leadership in government, to deliver especially for the poor,” Muheria asserted.
Responding to the Bishop during the burial of Mzee Kingi Mwaruwa Mkweha, father to Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, in Kilifi County, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi stated that the government must inform Kenyans about its activities.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula also added that the government has a duty to continue broadcasting whatever it does so that all Kenyans are aware.
