By Ongaga Ongaga
Jubilee Party has accused President William Ruto of hypocrisy after he urged political leaders to exercise restraint and responsibility during a church service in Taita-Taveta County.
In a statement issued on Monday, September 28, and signed by party Secretary-General Moitalel Ole Kenta, Jubilee criticised the President’s remarks, arguing that a church was not an appropriate platform for political attacks against opponents.
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The statement came a day after Ruto addressed worshippers at a Pentecostal church in Mwatate, where he called on leaders to conduct themselves responsibly and serve as role models.
He also criticised leaders who, in his view, continue to revisit the 2022 General Election.
Jubilee said it was ironic for the President to use a church setting to lecture other political leaders about conduct and restraint.
“It is the height of political irony when the Head of State stands at the pulpit of a church, a sanctuary reserved for truth, humility, and spiritual reflection, to castigate other leaders for improper decorum and reckless utterances,” the party said.
It further accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of failing to live up to its promises, linking the government’s record to what it described as economic hardship, taxation and broken promises.
“Converting a Sunday sermon into a platform for petty political score settling and cheap moralising exposes the deep seated hypocrisy at the core of this regime,” the statement said.
The party also took issue with what it described as the President’s invocation of moral authority while criticising political opponents.
“The Kenya Kwanza regime represents the lowest denominator of leadership,” the statement said, adding that the government had “zero moral authority” to lecture others on accountability, dignity and governance.
Jubilee’s statement comes amid renewed political exchanges involving Ruto and retired President Uhuru Kenyatta over the 2022 presidential election and the conduct of the current administration.
Kenyatta recently said he remained convinced that the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga had won the 2022 election, while Ruto has criticised leaders for continuing to revisit the contest. The Supreme Court upheld Ruto’s election victory after Odinga challenged the result.
Jubilee said Kenyans had not forgotten the events surrounding the last General Election and would not be persuaded by what it called political propaganda.
“Kenyans are neither blind nor naive. They remember precisely what transpired during the last General Election,” the statement said.
The latest exchange comes as political parties and leaders intensify public engagements ahead of the 2027 General Election, with Jubilee leader Dr Fred Matiang’i and other opposition figures stepping up joint activities and criticising the government.
