President William Ruto speaking in Elgeyo Marakwet on January 9, 2025/PCSPresident William Ruto has assured Kenyans that the economy has now stabilised. The Head of State said the government has spent the last two years fixing the economy to stabilise it.
Speaking on Thursday in Elgeyo Marakwet, the president added that the country has no time for retrogressive politics.
In the past two years, the President noted, key development programmes had stalled due to economic challenges.
He, however, pledged that this year, Kenyans will witness the implementation of various programmes.
“Now that we have stabilised our economy, we can now engage much more robustly in the development of infrastructure,” he said.
Ruto said that despite the challenges, the government has made significant progress in the economy, security, agriculture, healthcare, education and electricity connectivity, among others.
“I want to tell Kenyans that Kenya is going places. We are going to change the destiny of this country,” he added.
The president recalled that when he took office slightly over two years ago, the country was facing food shortages that had led to increased food prices and public protests.
He said thanks to proper planning and the subsidised fertiliser programme, there has been increased food production that has reduced the cost of living.