Kenyans on Twitter on Thursday went ham on President William Ruto following his Madaraka Day address at Moi Stadium in Embu County.
Sentiments by a section of KOT bordered on suggesting that the President wasn't being very honest regarding implementation of some pledges.
Political Analyst Mutahi Ngunyi on Friday advised the President to embrace the indifference and discouraged him from taking it personal.
"Dear Ruto: Stories like Mtukukufu lies are what made Uhuru Kenyatta quit social media. Dealing with KOT is like herding cats. Hectic. And it will only get worse," he said.
"Your best bet is to embrace vagueness like (former President Mwai) Kibaki. A clear-headed president is always a target for ridicule."
While delivering his speech, Ruto promised boda boda riders that they will soon get electric motorbikes.
"I want to tell them, my good friends, we are developing and by September we will have a mechanism where you can get your boda boda that does not need petrol, that will be run on electricity and that is financed by not a predatory system," he said.
Kenyans took to Twitter to criticise the President, wondering if he was going to stay true to his word.
They used the epithet 'Mtukufu Lies' while pointing out what they believed wasn't likely to be actionable.
In the past, Ruto has earned himself the nickname 'Zakayo' in reference to the Biblical tax collector.
Speaking on May 26 when he went to file his returns at the Kenya Revenue Authority headquarters in Nairobi, Ruto acknowledged the name.
"Since I have already been referred to as Zakayo in some areas, maybe we will have a tax collector day. That's a good proposal," he said.
In March 2019, Uhuru deactivated his Twitter account with State House saying the move was to centralise communication.
But Uhuru later said platforms like Twitter were being abused, adding he does not fancy or cares about what happens on them.
"I meet people personally and we engage, I don't fancy social media. Si mnaona hata Twitter niliondoka huko kwa sababu niliona hio kitu ni bure na ni matusi tu ndio imejaa huko, hakuna kitu inaendelea," he said.
The retired Head of State returned to the blue app in November 2022 after a three-year break.
