Leaders who want to be popular should join comedy - President Ruto - video Dailymotion

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President William Ruto urged leaders who want to be popular to join comedy during the launch of the National Road Safety Action Plan 2024-2028 on Wednesday at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre.

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00:00 The challenge we have, and that is why we haven't made as much progress as we should,

00:07 and that is why we have not achieved our potential as a country, is that those of us who have

00:16 the opportunity to lead, those of us who have been chosen as leaders, want to do convenient

00:25 things, want to do popular things.

00:28 And I will say this again.

00:33 As leaders, we are elected to lead, to serve, and to make a difference in people's lives.

00:45 We are not elected to be popular.

00:50 If you want to continuously be popular, don't be a leader.

00:58 Be something else.

01:01 There is an opportunity for you to be popular all the time, for people to clap for you all

01:08 the time.

01:09 Be a comedian.

01:12 That way, you don't have to struggle.

01:15 People will continuously clap for you, people will continue to laugh at what you're saying,

01:20 and people will continue, you will continue to be popular.

01:24 But those of us who have an opportunity to lead, let us do the right thing.

01:31 It may not necessarily be popular, but the right thing will get us to the right place,

01:36 and we will never go wrong by doing the right thing.

01:38 Thank you.

01:39 [Applause]

01:39 [End of Audio]

Leaders who want to be popular should join comedy - President Ruto

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