State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita has defended President Kenyatta’s numerous trips abroad.
On Wednesday through Twitter, Waita downplayed concerns over Kenyatta’s frequent foreign trips despite the country’s financial shortage.
He said the international trips are part and parcel of the president’s job, pointing out that they are aimed at advancing Kenya’s “agenda and sphere of influence.”
“One of President Kenyatta’s duties as Head of State is to position Kenya as a force for good and a thought leader in the community of nations,” wrote Waita.
He added: “A duty he has discharged extremely effectively. Foreign travel to advance Kenya’s agenda and sphere of influence is simply part of the job.”
Waita tweeted following Wednesday’s report by The Star claiming that Kenyatta has made 31 foreign trips over the last 21 months.
There have been questions over whether there has been a value for money for these trips but the government has insisted they are beneficial to the country.
Last weekend, Kenyatta returned from a trip to Tokyo, Japan, and Sochi, Russia in a luxury private jet before leaving the country on Monday for Saudi Arabia to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference. He is also expected to visit Botswana after this.
A leader into a bottomless…
A leader into a bottomless debt pit maybe but not “thought leader in the community of nations”. He can’t even get Tanzania to trade freely or Uganda to stop harassing Kenya fishermen in Lake Victoria.
Financing Al shabab and…
Financing Al shabab and stealing is not easy. You have to throw off the Americans, confuse them with trips-look busy as you hid stolen funds and buy weapons.
Ati he’s funding Al Shabab?
Ati he’s funding Al Shabab?
Yes, he is.
It is not the…
Yes, he is.
It is not the first time he has funded a group of people to kill Kenyans.
He has a history of killing Kenyans.
And all this because of…
And all this because of money politics and power. My goodness Kenyans are suffering enough already. Very tragic…