For months, Ruto has been pushing for award of multi billion contracts to his associates who have been looting the public coffers dry.
According to an impeccable source who is aware of the ongoing, last week, Ruto called Matiangi and asked him to award a tender for the supply of police uniforms to other people, not just the National Youth Service (NYS).
However, this phone call infuriated Matiangi and he later issued a press conference on Tuesday and said he will not allow cartels to supply police uniforms.
Matiangi insisted that all uniforms will be made by the NYS, as directed by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“The Inspector General of Police, the PS and myself have been under pressure by some quarters, and all manner of thieves, that we should import police uniforms.
"Listen to me very carefully. We will not import police uniforms, go and write another 10 headlines. We will not import police uniforms from any country. We have to promote the local textile industry," Matiang'i said during a presser.
Following the confrontation, Ruto through his spokesman, David Mugonyi dismissed the allegations and termed them as total nonsense.
“We are not aware of these claims and we urge Kenyans to ignore them,” Mugonyi told journalists at his office on Tuesday.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
