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President Ruto never had a plan for Kenya – Ekuru Aukot

"They are pretending they are newcomers in government. They are not."

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by BRIAN ORUTA

News11 July 2023 - 05:03
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In Summary


  • • He insisted that Ruto has served in many different capacities in the country before, and should stop pretending that he does not know what the problem is.
  • • Aukot was reacting to the protests called by the opposition over the high cost of living in the country, which has been facilitated by the passing of the Finance Act, 2023.
Thirdway Alliance Party leader Ekuru Aukot.

Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot now says that President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza did not have a plan for Kenya at all.

Speaking on Tuesday, Aukot said during campaigns, they gave timelines of how long it would take them to fix the situation in the country, but now they are changing the timelines.

The lawyer said Ruto's administration is pretending to be new in government, which is not the case.

"We heard about deadlines, by January we'll do this, by six months we'll do this. Now, timelines are shifting, meaning, in my honest opinion Kenya Kwanza did not have a plan at all. The reason I'm saying that is because now they are pretending they are newcomers in government. They are not," Aukot said.

He insisted that Ruto has served in many different capacities in the country before, and should stop pretending that he does not know what the problem with the country is.

The former presidential aspirant said the fact that it is the 21st Century and people are still talking about lack of food means the country's political leadership has been a con.

"President William Ruto was deputy president for 10 years. He's been a Cabinet minister, he's been an MP for many years. You cannot carry yourself as if you don't know what the problem is in this country."

Aukot was reacting to the protests called by the opposition over the high cost of living in the country, which has been facilitated by the passing of the Finance Act, 2023.

It is seen by most Kenyans as imposing punitive taxation on Kenyans.

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