DEPUTY President William Ruto has
denied that financial budget meant for his
office has been transferred to the
Presidency.
The Star published a story yesterday that
the Deputy President was furious that his
budgetary allocation had been moved to
the Presidency.
The story, based on multiple sources, also
claimed some staff in the DP's office have
gone without pay for months while others
had their contracts revoked.
"The article in its entirety and fact is a
fabricated falsehood, malicious
concoctions and geared towards devious
schemes of detractors of the government
and should be treated with contempt. For
the record, the Presidency is determined
to be a service unit devoid of the big-man
syndrome and the workings are seamless,
synchronised and focused," said a
statement sent to the Star last evening.
"The Star newspaper should take the
earliest opportunity to correct the
erroneous impression it has created."
On Tuesday, Ruto is understood to have
summoned State House Controller
Lawrence Lenayapa, his principal
administrative secretary Daniel Wambura,
chief of Staff Maryanne Keitany and other
senior officials including the controller of
budget and the chief accountant to a
meeting in his Karen office.
Ruto is Uhuru's principal Deputy and can
act as President in the latter's absence.