Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has slammed leaders propagating negative criticism against the government’s implementation of its programs, projects and policies.
At the same time, Mudavadi has told off critics of the Kenya Kwanza government, terming them as enemies of progress who are suffering from intellectual insecurity, with no focus or agenda for Kenyans.
“There are people out there who are so worried about anything they see the government doing. Even when they see the President talking to someone, they get so scared.
“What remains for them is now to tell lies and propaganda to the citizens to turn against the government,” noted Mudavadi.
Mudavadi made the remarks while addressing mourners during the burial of Baringo Senator William Cheptumo in Bartabwa, Baringo County on Saturday March 1, 2025.
He said some leaders have used the broad-based government initiative by President William Ruto to downplay the progress being made by the current administration.
According to Mudavadi, a section of leaders are totally misleading Kenyans that nothing is happening in relation to the actualization of the prioritized projects and deliverables to the citizens under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), and the Kenya Kwanza manifesto.
“When the government is working on putting in place measures and policies that will help drive our economy internally, others are busy castigating any single initiative being undertaken,” said Mudavadi.
“I urge Kenyans not to listen to such leaders especially the politicians but instead let us pull together and address the challenges we are facing in various sectors since no one is coming to help us build Kenya, we have to look for our own resources to fund our programs and projects,” said Mudavadi.
“Do not just criticize and oppose what the government is proposing or implementing yet you are not giving us an alternative on how we will get solutions to fill the existing gaps. For those opposing us, we are asking them what is the alternative proposition on the table,” he added.
The Prime CS said the situation in which the country finds itself at the moment calls for tough and well thought decisions, some of which will be painful in the short-term, but beneficial in the long term.
He called on Kenyans to support President Ruto’s agenda for the country by remaining patriotic, forthright and focused rather than being distracted by the side shows.
“This is not the time to do politics with the lives of the people. It is time to put our heads together and see how we can attract trade and investment to our country to help raise resources, grow the economy and create jobs,” Mudavadi stated.
Mudavadi, also the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, gave an example of the looming global health funding crisis as a result of the dwindling international financial commitments, saying Kenya must rise to the occasion and face this reality as the era of donor-driven healthcare programs is fading.
His remarks come at a time when the government is working towards ensuring a flawless implementation of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program.
He noted that the country’s proactive approach to healthcare reform has placed it ahead of the global curve in securing sustainable health financing.
“We introduced Universal Health Care and worked on the program, which was initially vilified and castigated. But what lesson do we learn now? The world is telling us that we have to take care of our own sick. We can no longer wait for foreign aid,” he stated.
