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By MWENDE KASUJJA
Kenyans online expressed varied reactions after President Uhuru Kenyatta threatened chiefs who are campaigning for the opposition.
The president threatened to punish Makueni chiefs working with Nasa claiming that their motorcycles and the perks they draw are Jubilee properties.
The statement did not go down well with some online users who said the chiefs, just like cabinet secretaries should not be campaigning.
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Others stated that the motorbikes and perks quoted by the President were government properties and not Jubilee’s as stated.
Some users however said the president was misquoted as he only warned chiefs against campaigning with state resources.
They are GOVERNMENT properties Bwana Rais. Not Jubilee. Bought using taxpayers money.
— The Kenyan voice (@ArapDoyo) August 2, 2017
Punish! !!?? Did I read that? President of the country of a party. Thats tax payers money regardless of party affiliation
— Erick Nganga (@mpambefasteners) August 2, 2017
desperation is talking tall on the President,someone advice him please
— hinzano karisa (@KarisaHinzano) August 2, 2017
Taxpayers property, my property as a Taxpayer, NOT Jubilee’s. @UKenyatta
— George Masila Moses (@Jorge_moses) August 2, 2017
Really; these are properties of the republic of kenya and not jubilee party – he needs to distinguish between the two
— Henry Kuria (@HenryKuria) August 2, 2017
He said he knows they are campaigning using govt property, no threats were issued, it was live on citizen.
— Writerm (@NAMlinzi) August 2, 2017
The chiefs draw their salaries, allowances and any other benefits from taxes paid by all Kenyans irrespective of their party
— Peter Saitoti (@psaitoti04) August 2, 2017
@UKenyatta never could draw the line between whatever political party he belonged to and the State of Kenya. Pathetic.
— Hadija Adams (@Hadijaadams) August 2, 2017
Accept democracy stop intimidating chiefs, they also have rights to choose the leaders of their choice.
— Manfred Akombe (@ManfredAkombe) August 2, 2017
Thats govt property, now Uhuru is just about to claim that the tax kenyans pay is jubilee’s property!
— magoba moses (@gobademoses) August 2, 2017
@dailynation Pres.Uhuru why have you not threatened to punish the CS’s who have been Breaking the LAW campaigning 4 YOU?🙏🏾🙏🏾
— nicholas muteti (@nicholas_muteti) August 2, 2017
Watched and I don’t recall him saying that at all, so sad the media is even in the business of spreading propaganda
— Jesse Gitere (@KakaIzMe) August 2, 2017
