Stop inciting youths! CS Ruku tells political class, clergy

Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special programmes CS Geoffrey Ruku has called on the political class and the clergy to stop inciting Kenyan youths.

Speaking on Sunday, Ruku cautioned leaders against balkanizing youths along tribal lines, insisting that there is only one nation for all Kenyans.

“Those who are inciting the young people through tribal groupings and balkanization, Kenya is one nation, one people and one flag,” he said.

Ruku said that he gets worried whenever the church leadership urges young people to protest against the leadership of the country.

“We cannot sit and look at our nation going to dogs. If our country is destroyed, the church and all of us will have no country. I get worried When I see a church and bishops saying let's go there and protest, it can’t be like that.”

The Public Service CS reiterated that the country leadership respects the church.

He added that the Bishops, some who are his friends, have a responsibility to ensure every issue that arises in the country is solved harmoniously.

“We the leaders of Kenya have a lot of respect for the church. Our Bishops, we have a responsibility to ensure everything that happened is solved amicably. We are requesting the Bishops and Archbishops,” Ruku said.

He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to transform the lives of the people of Kenya.

The cabinet secretary said President William Ruto is committed to fulfilling all the promises he made to the people of Kenya.

This, Ruku said includes solving all the challenges affecting the country.  

“I sit at the cabinet of the republic of Kenya and I know the commitment of the president of Kenya and if you don’t believe it. I have been raised in church and I can only tell the bishops the truth. The president of Kenya is committed 100% in solving the issues affecting the republic of Kenya.”