Politics
03:13
Wednesday December 19, 2018-A vicious war of words have
emerged between Interior Coordination Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiangi and
Deputy President William Ruto over multi billion tenders in the Interior
Ministry.
months, Ruto has been pushing for award of multi billion contracts to his
associates who have been looting the public coffers dry.
to an impeccable source who is aware of the ongoing, last week, Ruto called
Matiangi and asked him to award a tender for the supply of police uniforms to
other people, not just the National Youth Service (NYS).
this phone call infuriated Matiangi and he later issued a press conference on
Tuesday and said he will not allow cartels to supply police uniforms.
insisted that all uniforms will be made by the NYS, as directed by President
Uhuru Kenyatta.
Inspector General of Police, the PS and myself have been under pressure by some
quarters, and all manner of thieves, that we should import police uniforms.
to me very carefully. We will not import police uniforms, go and write another
10 headlines. We will not import police uniforms from any country. We have to
promote the local textile industry,” Matiang’i said during a presser.
the confrontation, Ruto through his spokesman, David Mugonyi dismissed the
allegations and termed them as total nonsense.
not aware of these claims and we urge Kenyans to ignore them,” Mugonyi told journalists
at his office on Tuesday.