Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria is among the dignitaries who attended the inaugural Utamaduni Day celebrations at the Bomas of Kenya.
Moses Kuria
The outspoken CS caused some light moments after he showed up in full Kikuyu cultural regalia.
In his speech, the Public Service CS said the traditional regalia does not come easily, but it comes full of powers from the community.
What Moses Kuria said about Kikuyu traditional regalia
On a light note, Kuria said the traditional attire gives him powers to marry many wives without any objections.
“The way you see me dressed like this means I have full powers to declare war or peace and even to marry many wives. This means I have been given those powers by the constitution of where I come from,” Kuria said as the audience burst into laughter.
Public Service CS said observing cultural and traditional practices would go a long way in tackling climate change.
“Let us ask ourselves, are we better off than our ancestors and forefathers? Our people were naturally conservationists,” he stated.
Kuria asked Kenyans to take time and ask themselves if the things they do today are at variance with what the founders and ancestors did.
“If we copy their ways of life, even as a government, we will be very successful. We can indeed learn a lot from that generation. Our forefathers were better than us,” he said.
Kuria said traditional knowledge should be commercialised so Kenyans can benefit from it.
By Tuko