During the swearing in of Abraham Kithure Kindiki as the third deputy president of Kenya, President William Ruto why Kindiki was the perfect man for the job.

Firstly, the president noted that Kindiki is a dedicated professional and his commitment to excellence has helped him and his team overcome daunting challenges.

He also that Kindiki has served tirelessly in public service on the path of national leadership.

“Abraham is also a patriot, whose dedication to cohesion, national unity and inclusivity is beyond reproach. An effective champion of peace and stability and across every part of our country and a loyal steward of our bottom up transformation agenda we crafted to take our country to the next level,” he added.

The head of state said that he has witnessed Kindiki’s work in the past two decades, where he has served in different capacities.

“I can confirm in all these roles, he has demonstrated exceptional dedication, high competency, professionalism and constituently delivered results beyond expectations. Prof. Kindiki is a highly qualified and outstanding scholar, Advocate and public servant whose career has been defined by exemplary achievements which demonstrate his vision for positive change and commitment to high standards and efficiency to the performance of his duties,” he said.

Ruto added that; “At this stage of the implementation cycle of our national transformative agenda, the people Kenya require a patriotic public servant and champion of our constitutional dispensation,  our broad based government frame work and bottom up economic agenda, to support the cabinet and the presidency in delivering in full and on time. This moment calls for an individual who takes pride in a job well done and is humble enough to be a loyal servant to the people and who is selfless enough to reach out and mobilise entirety of government in delivering for Kenya, experienced enough to understand the importance of engaging all sectors of our economy to drive transformation and committed enough to serve professionally and with loyalty and most importantly with integrity.”

Ruto noted that the country is blessed with professional who meet the criteria but Kithure Kindiki stands for his exceptional qualifications, extensive experience and accomplishments.

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