Deputy President William Ruto has touted his government’s performance and says good progress has been made towards changing the lives of Kenyans
According to Ruto, government projects experienced delays because some few individuals introduced the BBI reggae. He said BBI reggae stalled projects for four years.
Speaking in Kaloleni in Mombasa County, Ruto said that God stopped those individuals proud, full of jealousy and hate who used to say that nobody can stop BBI reggae but it was stopped.
“It was a lesson to make these few individuals people realize that there is a God in heaven. It is not as difficult as building a railway to enable youth to create their own wealth and to assist women in starting their own businesses,” he said.
“I intend to assist entrepreneurs and farmers in starting their own businesses by lowering production costs and opening new markets for their produce. The greatest challenge we currently face in Kenya is the high cost of living. The era of using youth in political battles is over,” he said.
Ruto said that the era of youth praising leaders was over, and what Kenya needed at the moment was to assist the youth in starting their own businesses so that they can provide for their families and pay taxes.
“The youth will play an important role in forming the next government through their own decisions, and I urge voters to vote for leaders based on their track record rather than their feelings for them. When casting their votes, voters should consider their future and vote for a leader who they are confident will protect their future,” he said.
“Politics is about interests, and the people will decide who will form the next government. People must take that stance and align it with their interests with a party that is concerned with job creation, business support, families, and their health. That is the party for which you fought, and I advise people not to get involved in politics based on tribalism, hatred, and division,” he said.
“As Kenya’s Deputy President, I have agreed to work with other leaders to form a government that will protect the interests of the people. People who address them in parables using the phrases Tibim should not be welcomed. What we want to know is where our children’s wealth will come from,” he said.
“I’ve built technical training institutes, classrooms, and connected households to electricity. Someone who’s yet to attain the age of 80 and has never done anything for the country will be unable to accomplish anything if elected to the next government,” he said.
“At the most grassroots level, I understand the challenges that citizens face. The next government recognizes that the country has a large number of young people who need to work,” he said.
Some of his opponents, according to Ruto, accuse him of making unfulfilled promises. He stated that he and President Kenyatta worked together to build a railway, roads, and connect households to electricity.
