Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris has hailed President William Ruto for his efforts to lower the cost of living.
Speaking after President Ruto made his first State of the Nation address at a joint sitting of the National and Senate Assembly, the Woman Rep said the government has put in measures to lower the cost of living.
Passaris said the President has made efforts to address the independence of the judiciary, the police welfare and housing among other issues which he had earlier promised.
"He understands that the cost of food is a big problem for a lot of people and he addressed it by saying that the government has given fertilisers and registered farmers. He is putting in the mechanisms to make sure that we can have food available and affordable," Passaris said.
"He talked about the prices of food coming down, with the rains we have been blessed and I hope the prices will come down even more."
The legislator said that Ruto is setting the pace to deliver to Kenyans.
"The biggest problem we have is that we have a huge population and we are not managing the population growth and as a result no matter what we do we might have a problem absorbing everyone. All in all, I believe that the President has worked very hard."
Passaris said that the President can't deliver his agenda on his own, and she urged all leaders to rally behind him.
Ruto said his government's commitment to reducing the cost of living is bearing fruit.
He said the cost of living is a reality that can be addressed by households through effective measures.
The President added that by supporting agricultural production, the country has addressed the high cost of living.
"We have progressively reduced the cost of fertiliser from Sh6,500 to Sh2,500, increased maize acreage under production by an extra 200,000 acres and enhanced maize production by an additional 18 million bags," he added.
"As a result of these interventions, today a 2kg packet of maize flour is selling at a low of KSh145 and a high of Sh175 depending on the brand down from Sh250. A Gorogoro of maize is selling at between Sh60 and Sh75.18."
The President said the government rolled out a countrywide farmer registration and fertiliser subsidy programme that has made available 5.5 million bags to farmers across Kenya.