Ruto braves rain to address faithful during church service

President William Ruto on Sunday braved heavy rain and continued addressing faithful at St Peter's ACK Cathedral, Siaya county.

The rain began shortly after he started his address and when his aides tried to intervene, he stopped them.

“Wachana na hio,” Ruto said as he continued with his address.

As minutes passed the rain got heavy forcing him to cut short the speech and move back the VIP tent where he was seated.

The aides then brought the microphone to the President who continued addressing the gathering.

“Naona tumepata baraka ya mvua,” Ruto said. This translates to, “I see we have received the blessing of rain”

Ruto was accompanied by other leaders including Treasury CS John Mbadi, Siaya Governor James Orengo, Senator Oburu Odinga and a host of Members of Parliaments from the region.

Speaking during the church service, the President stated reiterated his administrations stand that there is no turning back in the fight against corruption and wastage of public resources.

Ruto said some individuals within government are adamant about clinging to outdated procurement methods that have long enabled corruption and inflated public spending.

“There are people who want to stick to the old ways where the government buys a product worth Sh2 at Sh10,” the President said.

He emphasised that the new e-procurement system is designed to open up government spending to public scrutiny, ensuring that every coin of taxpayers’ money is accounted for.

“Procurement should be open for all Kenyans to know how their money is being spent,” he added.

Ruto made it clear that officials unwilling to transition to the new digital system should consider stepping down.

“Any officials who are not ready to continue with e-procurement can as well leave,” he said.