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President William Ruto
By: Joseph Mutua Ndonga
Worth Noting:
- After the taking oath of office, he immediately hit the road of implementing this manifesto. This is despite the fact he assumed office at a time when the country was facing five major challenges including largest foreign debts. He has so far made great strides.
- His critics are having sleepless nights because they will have nothing to sell to Kenyans in 2027 campaigns.
- Sometimes back, President Ruto stated that the contest will be between “me and my track record”. I have no reason to doubt him.
- Since he assumed office, Professor Kithure Kindiki has been undertaking his constitutional duties with utmost dedication and precision. Therefore he has become a key pillar in terms of helping the President to fulfill his promises to Kenyans.
President William Ruto’s opponents whose eyes are trained on 2027 general elections have been leaving nothing to chance in trying to erect all manners of hurdles in his way.
But so far their efforts of trying to sabotage his development agenda have not borne any fruits.
This is because President Ruto is a well schooled and informed leader with vast experience.
Having served the previous administrations, he knew all the political tricks of the opposition leaders.
As a result, he would deflate them before being actualized.
It is worth noting that in the countdown to 2022 general elections, President Ruto, then Kenya Kwanza presidential candidate, had unveiled a well researched and thought out election manifesto hinged on Bottom-Up Economic Transformation (Beta) Agenda.
After the taking oath of office, he immediately hit the road of implementing this manifesto. This is despite the fact he assumed office at a time when the country was facing five major challenges including largest foreign debts. He has so far made great strides.
His critics are having sleepless nights because they will have nothing to sell to Kenyans in 2027 campaigns.
Sometimes back, President Ruto stated that the contest will be between “me and my track record”. I have no reason to doubt him.
Since he assumed office, Professor Kithure Kindiki has been undertaking his constitutional duties with utmost dedication and precision. Therefore he has become a key pillar in terms of helping the President to fulfill his promises to Kenyans.
This is in line with a promise he made when he was sworn-in. He assured President William Ruto of his commitment to help him succeeds in actualizing his vision and agenda of taking Kenya forward to a greater heights of success and shared prosperity.
The following are some of the flagship programmes and projects that Ruto administration have rolled out so far.
On Hustler fund, over Ksh60 billion have been disbursed.
Universal Health Coverage (UHC). 17 million Kenyans registered under Taifa Care health Programme. 107,000 Community Health Promoters (CHW) have been hired.
On job creation, Kazi majuu, 243,000 Kenyans have secured international jobs.
The number of jobs that Special Economic Zones (SCZ) has created stood at 14, 000, with 56,000 more jobs expected.
In regard to efficient and seamless public service delivery, 20,855 government services have been digitalized via e-citizen.
690,000 Kenyans have been trained in digital skills with 180,000 linked to online jobs.
On food security, Kenya now boasts of 95 million bags of maize and other food stocks.
On Affordable housing, 124,000 housing units are under construction and the project had created 200,000 jobs.
Subsidized fertilizer programme have had two major positive impacts; increased maize production, reduced imports.
On Education, 76,000 teachers have been hired, with 20,000 hired in December.
Three million learners to join Junior Secondary Schools. Besides, 27,000 classrooms have been constructed to support CBC.
On infrastructure, construction of 200 markets across the country, thus improving working environment for traders.
Economic growth, Kenya’s economy grew by 5.6% in 2024, placing the country among the fastest growing economies globally
On inflation, it fell from 9.6% in September 2022 to 2.7% in October 2024, the lowest in two decades
Currency strength, the Kenyan Shilling appreciated from Ksh165 per dollar in February 2024 to Ksh129 per dollar by December 2014, making it one of the best performing currencies
Kenya top in Africa. Kenya attracted $638 funding, the highest in Africa.
Joseph Mutua Ndonga Is A Writer And Social Commentator
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