State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed has shared screenshots of President William Ruto gifting Sugoi residents during Christmas over the years.
Taking to his X page, Hussein said it has been a longstanding tradition for the President to gift his hometown residents during Christmas.
This is after Ruto visited his hometown in Sugoi to share Christmas gifts, including wheat flour, cooking oil, and rice.
Hussein shared four screenshots from 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022 showing the President gifting Sugoi early Christmas.
"It has been a longstanding tradition, for years, pre- and now in William Ruto‘s presidency, and it’s not about to stop. The neighbours are happy, why are these very few people sad? I’d urge them to share with their neighbours as well, it may just relieve them of their negativity," he said.
He urged Kenyans to share the love with their neighbours and the country.
Ruto came under attack from some Kenyans after residents from Uasin Gishu and neighbouring Nandi and Kakamega counties thronged Ruto’s home for early Christmas giveaways.
Earlier, Hussein defended Ruto saying those who criticise the President for gifting Sugoi residents are mean.
“Unbelievable how some (whose sport is to find fault at everything as the President said) would criticise sharing with the people,” Mohamed said on X.
“If you're against sharing with your neighbours and humanity, you might want to check if your heart's still beating. Being mean is a bad thing, but it’s even worse to campaign against sharing with humanity.”
On Friday, residents were seen lined up along roadsides as early as 4 am to receive the gifts from the President.
Long queues filled up by joyous residents as they receive packets of wheat flour, cooking oil and rice.
Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) CEO Ezekiel Mutua telling off critics said thousands of people who turned up to receive the gifts did it out of love.
He told off those who claimed it was wrong for the President to brand the gifts with his name saying the political game calls for it.
"So the President invites his village mates in Sugoi to share Christmas gifts and people have a problem with it? Some are arguing that he shouldn't have branded the goodies in his name. For God's sake, the President is a politician, and the game calls for branding at every opportunity," he said.
"The thousands who turned up did it out of love, the same way they have been turning up to elect him. I would have been more worried if they didn't. And even then he wouldn't be helpless."
Below are some of the reactions after Hussein shared the screenshots.
It has been a longstanding tradition, for years, pre- and now in @WilliamsRuto ‘s presidency, and it’s not about to stop. The neighbors are happy, why are these very few people sad? I’d urge them to share with their neighbors as well, it may just relieve them of their negativity.… pic.twitter.com/jV5GO2aYXI
— Hussein Mohamed, MBS. (@HusseinMohamedg) December 23, 2023
