Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has recently sent a stern warning to leaders who take his quietness, restraint, and soft-spoken character for granted.
Speaking during a Thanksgiving service in Embu, the second in command revealed that although he may remain quiet mostly, he was focused on delivering the promises of Kenya Kwanza to Kenyans and that he should be respected.
“I don’t talk much, that is who I am, sometimes people look at me and wonder how I got here because of how quiet I am. They look at how I speak and think that I am timid, but that’s not the case. Leadership is not about arrogance, voice, and other things, leadership is about delivering, so let us respect each other here. There is a difference between leadership and populism,” the DP stated.
He went on to point out how he was taken for granted when he was the Interior CS and people undermined his capabilities of stemming crime,further revealing that he was not going to change his character and make noise.
“They kept on saying I couldn’t deal with bandits in Kerio Valley, but today, there is peace in Kerio Valley due to the work I did there. If you have anger issues, don’t bring it to leadership, please, let’s respect each other. I repeat, let’s respect each other. I have given you all the respect, but you must also respect me,” the DP warned.
Kindiki moreover challenged the leaders who have been criticizing the government to remain quiet if they could not offer solutions to the issues they condemned.
