President William Ruto has called on the media to exercise objective reporting to avoid fueling divisive politics.
The president asked journalists to angle their stories in a manner that may not serve to suggest that certain regions of the country are no go zones for particular leaders.
He took issue with a number of newspaper headlines which suggested that he had 'stormed' Nyanza on his two-day working tour of the region over the weekend.
Ruto said as the country's head of state, he has a duty to tour and extend development projects in any part of the country and stressed that his visit to Luo Nyanza should not be interpreted as an invasion of anyone's political territory.
"I want to request our friends in the media, please, don't be the agents of balkanising the country. I cannot storm any part of the republic of Kenya," he said.
"No part of the republic belongs to this person or that, this community or the other. I ask the media to be responsible in what they do so that they do not become inadvertent agents of dividing our country into strongholds and corners and places."
Ruto explained that he was crowned president after garnering at least 25 per cent of total votes cast in 39 counties across Kenya, a testimony that the people wanted him at their leader.
He said Kenyans voted in numbers to slay tribalism and political boundaries.
"I garnered 25 per cent of votes cast in 39 counties of the republic of Kenya, meaning that the people of Kenya want us to work together in a united focused manner."
On Sunday, the president flew Nyanza to Bomet county where he attended an interdenominational prayer service at the Bomet Green Stadium.
The head of state asked the media to write stories that are aimed at eliminating barriers and promoting the freedom of movement by any Kenyan to any part of the republic.
