Wiper Party leader has faulted President William Ruto on some of his pronouncements since he was sworn in as the president of the country.
Kalonzo on Friday during a presser said Ruto has made a series of monumental moves that have profound effects on the country’s future.
He picked issue with several declarations Ruto made especially during the Mashujaa Day celebrations held on Thursday.
“At the event, Ruto made a long list of declarations including specifics on the Hustler Fund and how it will operate, irrigation, housing, universal healthcare, probe into the DCI, afforestation, among others,” Kalonzo said
“It is significant that the president said his government had reached out to its East African neighbours to start local manufacturing as a mid-term remedy.”
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Kalonzo also raised concern over Ruto’s remarks that a decision was made to construct dams through public-private partnerships in order to increase crop cover.
Kalonzo opined the Constitution decrees that the Executive comprises the president, the deputy president and the cabinet.
According to Kalonzo, the president exercises the executive authority with the help of the deputy president and the cabinet secretaries and the Constitution does not give the president the freedom to impose some decisions for the country.
He expressed his concerns over the direction the country is taking in terms of its administration.
“As far as Kenyans know, Ruto has no Cabinet. His nominees for Cabinet secretaries are currently undergoing mandatory vetting by the National Assembly. Nominees for Principal Secretary positions are equally going through the same vetting process,” Kalonzo said.
“As believers in the Constitution of 2010, the rule of law, and due process, we are deeply concerned about the trajectory the regime is taking.”
The former vice president questioned who was behind the declarations President Ruto has been making and if the outgoing cabinet was deciding for the incoming cabinet or the incoming cabinet making decisions before taking the oath of office.
“Who is making these decisions and coming up with the fundamental proposals that Ruto is declaring?” Kalonzo posed.
“Is the outgoing cabinet making fundamental and binding decisions for the incoming cabinet? Are the members of the proposed cabinet that is being vetted already making decisions before they are sworn in and take the oath of office? Is Ruto acting alone? Who is making these fundamental policy decisions?”
On the ongoing purge in the National Police Service, Kalonzo questioned whose report the president relied on to initiate the purge, as he expressed his concerns about the intentions of the Kenya Kwanza administration.
“Ruto appears to be shifting fundamental decision-making from the government to himself and, partially, Party. We fear that these events are an early insight into the intentions of the Kenya Kwanza leadership and the future direction of the regime,” he posed.
