The election of William Samoei Ruto was highly attributed to his promises of reviving Kenyan economy. William Ruto has managed to inspire hope among millions of Kenyans who are struggling to make ends meet.
The self-made billionaire rose from selling chickens to becoming one of the most powerful and affluent politician. His success his highly attributed to his aggression and hard work.
During his tour to Meru County, William Ruto has revealed proper collection of revenue as his key secret to building Kenyan economy.
” Last week I sat down with the KRA officials. We deliberated on how they will ensure every eligible Kenyan is paying taxes,” he said.
The President-elect has insisted on collection of revenue as gateway to salvaging the ailing economy.
“Kenyans should learn that for us to be independent, we must learn to pay taxes. To encourage this, I will lead by example.”
William Ruto has also encouraged Kenyans to develop a saving culture. According to him, Counties that have learnt the art of saving are way ahead of Kenya.
“Its surprising that Countries like China save more than 50% of their GDP. Our country save only 7% of the GDP and that is why we keep on borrowing from them. Kenyans should learn how to save so that government can borrow from them,” he added.
While speaking to congregants at Maua stadium, Ruto reaffirmed his commitment in fighting corruption. He promised to destroy cartels who have ‘captured’ the economy.
“When you elected me, you basically gave me a whip. I will use it to whip out all cartels in government institutions,” Ruto concluded.
![It is now hours to the highly hyped Raila Odinga-led Azimio demonstrations. A section of Kenyans have named prominent young people that should be in front line during the mass action.*While speaking to Citizen Tv, ODM leader leader Raila Odinga mantained that the Monday's demonstrations across the country will go as planned. While Speaking to journalist Sam Gituku, the former prime minister ruled out the possibility withdrawing, adding that President William Ruto pride has forced him to take the action.*"They have been speaking with a lot pride, saying that I want a share of the government (Nusu mkate). Their speeches have been full of abusive words. We are left without any choice," he said.Raila Odinga however intimated that he will not lead crowd of Kenyan to the Statement as he earlier claimed. Instead, he said Azimio will send representatives to the president with their Memorandum."*Of course that[statehouse] is a protected area. We shall send representatives with memorandum. If they are allowed in, well and fine. If not, they will stick it on the gate and leave," he added. Among the demands being pushed by Azimio are; lowering the cost of living, to halt the process of constituting IEBC but rather reinstate the Cherera four and Open the IEBC servers.* Though the ODM leader said that the demonstrations will be peaceful, Kenyans have now expressed their doubts. Some of Nairobi business people said that they will close their businesses on the day to avoid unnecessary losses.A section of Kenyans further listed a number of young persons who should be in front line. They include; Winnie Odinga and Raila Junior. They are the ODM leader Raila Oding's children. Raila is the force behind the planned Mass action. Winnie Odinga was recently nominated as member of Parliament for EALA. George Mariga. He is Martha Karua's son. He is works as news reporter at KTN. Karua was the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Alliance Deputy President designate. She is very vocal in pushing for the mass action.Kalonzo Musyoka's children. They include;Kennedy Musyoka [EALA MP], Kevin Muasya [CEO of Akamba radio station Athiani FM], Damaris Musenya [a lawyer] and Klein Kalonzo[a musician with a recording studio].](https://publicnews.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GridArt_20230319_055056513-390x220.webp "Netizens lists prominent young Kenyans that should attend Monday's Azimio demonstrations 5 Netizens lists prominent young Kenyans that should attend Monday's Azimio demonstrations")
